Members protest in the well of the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTINew Delhi: The CPM and BJP members slugged it out in the Lok Sabha on Thursday over the latter's remarks on political violence in Kerala.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, senior CPM leader P. Karunakaran took strong exception to some BJP members calling chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, party general secretary Sitaram Yechury and the party "terrorists" in the House Wednesday.
The BJP members indulged in heated exchanges as other CPM members also vociferously protested the Wednesday's remarks.
Karunakaran also said as per rules, the BJP MPs cannot name or attack those who were not present in the House and were not in a position to defend themselves.
The House witnessed noisy scenes and Karunakaran could not be heard further due to the din, forcing speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House briefly.
When the House met again, the speaker did not allow him to raise the issue again saying whatever he had said had gone on record.
Protesting Left members then trooped into the Well with Mohammad Salim (CPM) being heard asking the Chair not to 'succumb to pressure tactics' of the ruling party members.
Mahajan then allowed Karunakaran to speak again. He said the Kerala chief minister has been holding meetings with members of the RSS, the Left and other stakeholders to end the violence and said many Left workers had also been killed over the years. Yechury was also attacked, he added.
As BJP members protested again, the speaker said the BJP members should not turn the House into a 'Kurukshetra' but 'Dharmakshetra' where they could debate issues.
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