LDF supporter dies of heart attack in police crackdown outside Kerala assembly
March 13, 2015 11:08
An LDF supporter has died of a heart attack in the police crackdown on protestors outside the Kerala assembly.
There were massive protests by the opposition in the Kerala assembly after state finance minister K M Mani, facing corruption charges in the bar licence issue, presented the budget this morning.
Ugly scenes erupted as opposition's Left Democratic Front lawmakers engaged in a scuffle with the watch and ward staff.
The Speaker's chair thrown out of podium, his mike was flung and entrances to the assembly were blocked.
Two MLAs -- Communist Party of India-Marxist's TV Rajesh and CPI's K Suleka were injured. Protestors continued outside the assembly as well. Police lathi charged demonstrators and used water cannons to disperse them.
There were massive protests by the opposition in the Kerala assembly after state finance minister K M Mani, facing corruption charges in the bar licence issue, presented the budget this morning.
Ugly scenes erupted as opposition's Left Democratic Front lawmakers engaged in a scuffle with the watch and ward staff.
The Speaker's chair thrown out of podium, his mike was flung and entrances to the assembly were blocked.
Two MLAs -- Communist Party of India-Marxist's TV Rajesh and CPI's K Suleka were injured. Protestors continued outside the assembly as well. Police lathi charged demonstrators and used water cannons to disperse them.
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