Later, the MLAs staged a sit-in in front of the office. (file)
Thiruvananthapuram:
The office of Kerala Speaker AN Shamseer in the Assembly premises witnessed an unprecedented protest today with opposition Congress-UDF members alleging that the House was biased.
Opposition legislators have been protesting for a few days against the Speaker’s decision to deny them permission to move notices for their successive adjournment motions on various pressing issues.
Protests broke out in the House at the outset when Mr. Shamseer announced that his notice of adjournment motion on women’s safety could not be taken up.
Raising slogans and holding a ‘Speaker must show justice’ banner, they later walked out of the House and marched to the Speaker’s office in the same premises.
Tension prevailed in front of the office as watch and ward personnel blocked their way and some UDF MLAs tried to advance with force.
The Watch and Ward Staff, also known as House Marshals, oversee the security of the State Legislature and work under the control of the Speaker and Secretary of the Legislature.
Later, the MPs staged a sit-in in front of the office and raised slogans against the Speaker.
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