The ruling front and opposition bickered in the Assembly on February 14 over who was responsible for the decline of the coconut farming sector in Kerala.
An adjournment notice moved by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator Kurukkoli Moideen during Zero Hour triggered the debate that culminated in a walkout by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition.
Mr. Moideen accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of halting coconut procurement and depriving farmers of incentives to replant ageing groves with new high-yielding, dwarfish and blight-resistant hybrid coconut saplings.