Thiruvananthapuram: The opposition in the assembly protested against a question raised by K D Prasenan, the Alathur member, accusing them.
With the speaker deciding to allow the member to raise the question on the floor of the House, the opposition members boycotted the question hour in protest.
Prasenan had said in the question that “the opposition had scuttled the flood relief and Covid prevention activities of the government”.
When the question hour began, opposition leader V D Satheesan had raised an objection on the question which was listed in the schedule as the third question.
He said the question has been allowed to target the opposition and it should not be allowed.
However, the opposition leader was pacified by the speaker with an assurance that it would be looked into.
After taking up the two first questions, the speaker allowed the third question which was objected to by the opposition members.
Satheesan sought a ruling from the speaker whether such a question can be raised in the House.
Satheesan said a wrong precedence is being created in the House.
However, the speaker denied the opposition members’ demand and called the chief minister for giving the reply to the member.
Provoked over the speaker’s decision, the opposition members staged a walkout and stayed away from the question hour.