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The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition disrupted Kerala Legislative Assembly proceedings connected Tuesday (September 30, 2025) aft Speaker A.N. Shamseer refused to see the Opposition’s announcement for an adjournment statement astir the government’s “failure to prosecute” a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson who aired “death threats against Rahul Gandhi” connected unrecorded tv connected September 26.
Mr. Shamseer ruled that the UDF’s announcement nether Rule 50 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business successful the Assembly singularly lacked the gravity oregon urgency warranting an adjournment debate.
“A disagreeable remark successful the people of a tv statement does not conscionable the requirements of an adjournment statement oregon a Rule 50 notice. If required, the Opposition could rise the substance arsenic a submission successful the House later”, helium said.
Mr. Shamseer’s pronouncement triggered an uproar successful the Opposition Bench. Apparently provoked, UDF members trooped into the good of the House, shouted slogans against the authorities and raised banners accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of “shielding criminals and would-be assassins”.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan dared the Treasury Bench to authorities that they considered the “death threat” against Mr. Gandhi a non-issue. “The Opposition records its beardown protestation against the government’s effort to marque airy of the menace to sprout Mr. Gandhi dead,” helium said.
Satheesan alleges CPI(M)-BJP nexus
Later, starring UDF legislators retired of the Assembly premises aft boycotting the House, Mr. Satheesan said the constabulary person raided houses and arrested persons for criticising Mr. Vijayan.
He accused Mr. Vijayan of being hesitant to bring offenders aligned with the BJP to book. “The government’s dismissive cognition to threats against Rahul Gandhi is the latest manifestation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]-BJP nexus successful Kerala”, helium added.
Rajeeve flags hold successful raising matter
Law Minister P. Rajeeve accused the Congress of “belatedly waking up” to the verbal threats against Mr. Gandhi.
“The menace by a BJP commentator connected a tv transmission went viral connected September 26. The Kerala Police registered a lawsuit connected September 28, pursuing owed process, which included the postulation of integer grounds connected record. The UDF became alert of the contented lone connected September 30. The Opposition could person raised the incidental successful the Assembly soon after. They could person protested against the menace connected the streets. There was not adjacent a whimper of objection from the Congress,” helium stated.
Mr. Rajeeve said erstwhile Chief Minister A.K. Antony was constrained to clasp a property league to marque his stance wide aft the Congress failed to support the enactment seasoned successful the House (over the constabulary enactment astatine Sivagiri Madhom successful 1996).
“Mr. Gandhi could possibly instrumentality a cue from Mr. Antony and clasp a property league to item the taxable astatine the nationalist level successful New Delhi”, helium added.
