The Assembly was adjourned for the third consecutive day on December 11, with the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) legislators disrupting the proceedings and agitating in the well of the House demanding the lifting of curbs in Sabarimala and expressing solidarity for the strike by the three UDF legislators in front of the House.
As soon as the Speaker, P. Sreeramakrishnan commenced the proceedings, the Opposition legislators shouted slogans and raised placards and banners in support of the demand.
The UDF legislators trooped to the well of the House and did not raise the question forcing the Speaker to move to the second question listed for the day. The Minister for Local Administration A. C. Moideen replied to the question and answered to the supplementaries raised by the LDF legislators.
As Mr. Moideen was replying to the third question listed for the day, the UDF legislators stepped up the protest. Four legislators led by Anwar Sadath climbed the podium and Speaker’s appeal and warning to the Opposition to return to the seats and cooperate with the proceedings fell into deaf ears. The Speaker suspended the remaining section of the question hour and took up the listed business for the day. The various reports were tabled in the House by the Chairpersons of the Assembly Committees and the Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan made a statement under Rule 300 on the Centre’s move to privatise Thiruvananthapuram international airport.
Later, the House referred the Kerala Metropolitan Authority Bill 2018 to the Subject Committee and passed the Kerala Sports Amendment Bill 2018 as reported with Subject Committee without discussion before adjourning for the day.
