The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition staged a walkout protest in the Kerala Legislative Assembly on January 31 (Wednesday), accusing the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of doing little to mitigate the existential crisis plaguing the declining rubber-growing sector in the State.
Nevertheless, the treasury benches and the Opposition fleetingly found common ground in holding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government primarily accountable for the waning plantation sector in Kerala.