The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) walked out of the Assembly on Tuesday after Speaker M.B. Rajesh denied the Opposition leave to introduce an adjournment motion seeking an immediate debate on the "new facts" that had arguably warranted a re-investigation into the high-profile double murder of two Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists at Venjaranmoodu in 2020.
Mr. Rajesh ruled the Opposition’s plea was tantamount to sub judice. The police had chargesheeted the case, and the court had posted it for trial. “A legislative debate on a matter under the consideration of the judiciary was not appropriate. Moreover, the matter lacked urgency,” he said.
His ruling prompted UDF legislators to troop into the well of the House and sloganeer against the government. They demanded the Speaker allow the motion and stop conducting the affairs of the House in a politically partisan manner.
