The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition boycotted the Assembly on Thursday after Speaker M.B. Rajesh "bluntly blocked" their attempt to resurrect the politically stormy UAE diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.
Mr. Rajesh "unreservedly spurned" Congress legislator Shafi Parambil's notice to adjourn the House for an emergency debate on the "disclosures" made by prime suspect Swapna Suresh in a combative and headline-grabbing television interview early February.