The arguably rising resistance to K-Rail (Silverline) roiled the Assembly for the second straight day on Friday, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition boycotting the proceedings to protest the police action against local community groups, who had tried to prevent revenue surveyors from fixing the alignment of the proposed semi high speed railway line at Madapally near Changanassery in Kottayam on Thursday.
UDF legislators attempted to drown the Question Hour in loud sloganeering, prompting a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
"The opposition has subverted the sanctity of the question hour by using it as a platform to denigrate the government. They have no truth on their side, only lies and canards. Ideally, the speaker should exercise the chair's authority and do what is appropriate", he said.
