THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Assembly complicated witnessed unprecedented scenes on Wednesday when a piece of opposition UDF legislators who marched to the workplace of Speaker A N Shamseer, accusing him of being biased within the House, bought right into a scuffle with home marshals. At least 4 Opposition MLAs and 7 watch-and-ward employees who had been injured within the trade have sought remedy at varied hospitals right here, sources stated.
The watch-and-ward employees, also referred to as home marshals, oversee the safety of the State Assembly and work beneath the management of the Speaker and the Secretary to the Legislature.
All hell broke free within the Assembly complicated on Wednesday morning after the Opposition staged a walkout and marched to Shamseer’s workplace, elevating slogans and holding a banner of their fingers saying, ‘Speaker ought to present justice’. It was triggered by the Speaker’s denial of the opposition’s discover for an adjournment movement within the House on ladies’s safety.
Things grew to become tense within the Assembly complicated because the watch-and-ward employees tried to take away the opposition MLAs by pressure from the premises of the Speaker’s workplace, and the latter resisted firmly.
“എൻ്റെ കൈ പിടിച്ച് തിരിച്ചു. കൈക്കും കാലിനും പിടിച്ച് വലിച്ചിഴച്ചു…” കെ.കെ.രമ എംഎൽഎ.
വനിതാ എംഎൽഎമാരുൾപ്പെടെയുള്ള ജനപ്രതിനിധികളെ അധിക്ഷേപിക്കുകയും ആക്രമിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത സിപിഎം അംഗങ്ങൾക്കെതിരെയും വാച്ച് ആൻഡ് വാർഡിനെതിരെയും ശിക്ഷാനടപടി വേണം. @SpeakerKeralahttps://t.co/vvcSCzbvDv
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) March 15, 2023
When heated arguments ensued and a scuffle broke out between the legislators and the safety personnel, Chalakudy MLA T J Saneesh Kumar Joseph developed some uneasiness and was shifted quickly to the medical room. Kumar has since been admitted to the Medical College Hospital right here, the workplace of the Leader of the Opposition stated.
The Congress-led UDF alleged that apart from the watch-and-ward personnel, some ruling social gathering legislators and the private employees of some ministers had additionally assaulted the Opposition MLAs.
Senior legislator and former residence minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was pushed, and MLA Ok Ok Rema’s hand was twisted as she was dragged on the ground by four-five ladies marshals, they alleged.
Leader of Opposition within the Assembly V D Satheesan informed reporters within the media room that 4 of their MLAs — Rema, A Ok M Ashraf, T V Ibrahim and Saneesh Kumar — suffered accidents.
Sources within the Speaker’s workplace stated seven watch-and-ward personnel, together with 5 ladies, had been injured as effectively. They have been admitted to the General Hospital right here.
Hitting out on the Speaker, Satheesan alleged that the democratic rights of the Opposition to lift points affecting the individuals of the state are repeatedly being denied within the House.
“We tried to present the issue of the recent brutal assault faced by a minor girl as an adjournment motion, but its notice was denied by the Speaker without any valid reason,” he stated.
Satheesan claimed that the Speaker was being pressured by the Chief Minister to curtail the rights of the Opposition. He additionally alleged that Pinarayi Vijayan was terrified of questions and needed to wind up the continuing session at any value to keep away from the difficulty.
Claiming that the Chief Minister was an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the LoP stated Vijayan was making an attempt to mimic what Modi was doing to MPs in Parliament.
Taking goal at Vijayan and his son-in-law and PWD Minister P A Mohammed Riyas, Satheesan alleged that what was taking place now was the implementation of a “family agenda” by the duo to painting Speaker Shamseer in poor mild.
He mocked Riyas, saying that his entry into the Cabinet was by way of the “management quota”.
Satheesan additionally demanded quick motion towards ruling CPI (M) MLAs Sachin Dev and H Salam and the deputy chief marshal who had been accused of assaulting the Opposition legislators.
16 വയസ്സുള്ള ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടി പൊതുസ്ഥലത്ത് ക്രൂരമായി അക്രമിക്കപ്പെട്ട വിഷയം ചർച്ച ചെയ്യാൻ പറ്റില്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നെന്തിനാണ് ഈ സഭ? ഇന്ന് സിപിഎം അംഗങ്ങളും സുരക്ഷാ ജീവനക്കാരും പ്രതിപക്ഷത്തെ വനിതാ അംഗങ്ങളോട് പെരുമാറിയ രീതി കണ്ട് ചോദിച്ചുപോകുന്നതാണ്:
ഷംസീർ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്ന ഈ സഭ കൗരവ സഭയാണോ? pic.twitter.com/CyZcQlehA0
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) March 15, 2023
Strongly condemning the incident, senior Congress chief and MLA Ramesh Chennithala demanded a good investigation into the alleged assault of UDF MLAs by the watch-and-ward employees within the Assembly complicated. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), beneath the aegis of its block committees, organised state-wide protest marches as effectively.
In flip, ministers P Rajeeve and Mohammed Riyas launched a scathing assault on the Congress-led UDF and Satheesan. “Laying siege to the Speaker’s office was an unprecedented action in the history of the Kerala Assembly,” Rajeeve, who holds the Law portfolio, informed reporters.
He alleged that the Opposition had nothing extra to say in regards to the Brahmapuram hearth and had due to this fact tried to carry the entire House to a standstill. “They are frustrated that they have power neither at the Centre nor in the state,” he stated.
Infuriated by Satheesan’s “management quota” comment, Riyas referred to as him an “egoistic person” and stated he didn’t want any good certificates from the Congress chief.
Claiming that the Opposition had created a ruckus within the Assembly as a part of a deliberate agenda, Riyas alleged that there was a secret understanding between Satheesan and the BJP-RSS on the Centre.
