By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The meeting session adjourned for the day after Opposition legislators staged main protest contained in the House demanding an apology from MM Mani for his remarks in opposition to KK Rema of UDF. Speaker MB Rajesh went for an early adjournment, hardly 10 minutes after the session started at 9 am, after the UDF legislators moved to the nicely of the House with placards demanding Mani’s apology. However, MM Mani was not current within the House on Friday.
On Thursday. CPM legislator MM Mani made an unkind comment in opposition to KK Rema, MLA, widow of slain RMP chief TP Chandrasekharan in the course of the dialogue on grant demand. Mani stated ” She became a widow due to her fate” and that “we are not responsible for it”. Mani refused to budge on the Opposition’s demand for an apology and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan supported Mani. Mani’s outburst reflected the treasury bench’s anger against Rema for her scathing criticism against the police and its minister Pinarayi in the same discussion. She said the “police system was sterilised by party workers”.
On Friday, when the session started and the Speaker began the query and reply proceedings, Opposition chief VD Satheesan stood up and demanded an apology from MM Mani. Satheesan stated that the remarks made by Mani are misogynistic. He identified that the demise of TP Chandrasekaran was as a result of “verdict of the CPM’s court”.
“The remarks made by Mani are extremely misogynistic. He should apologise. But what made it more critical is the justification of his remarks by the chief minister, ” Satheesan stated.
Following this, Law minister P Rajeeve replied to the opposition chief. He stated the CPM has nothing to do with the demise of TP Chandrasekharan. “CPM is not responsible for the death of Chandrasekharan. Also, there were no unparliamentary remarks made by Mani. So an apology is not needed, ” Rajeeve stated.
The Speaker quickly intervened and recalled two previous incidents together with comparable remarks made by an Opposition legislator on the Chief Minister. “When an opposition legislator made a similar remark, the ruling front demanded an apology. However, the opposition did not make any apology and it ended as usual. As far as the chair is concerned, Mani did not use any unparliamentary words; hence, there is no need to remove his statement from assembly records. The chair cannot intervene in this issue anymore,” Rajesh stated.
After his assertion, the Speaker resumed the query and reply session and requested Excise minister MV Govindan to reply the query by Daleema. However, the opposition legislators moved to the nicely of the House with placards and raised slogans in opposition to MM Mani. This pressured the Speaker to adjourn the House for the day after speeding by the proceedings.
Speaking to media individuals after coming exterior the House, the Opposition chief stated that Pinarayi Vijayan was the decide of the CPM’s courtroom which gave the decision of “death punishment” to TP Chandrasekharan. “CPM is creating widows in Kerala and making children orphans. So either Mani or the party should withdraw the statement immediately, ” Satheesan stated. Deputy opposition chief MK Muneer additionally echoed the assertion of Satheesan. Later, KK Rema advised mediapersons that Mani was absent within the House due to the dire penalties.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The meeting session adjourned for the day after Opposition legislators staged main protest contained in the House demanding an apology from MM Mani for his remarks in opposition to KK Rema of UDF. Speaker MB Rajesh went for an early adjournment, hardly 10 minutes after the session started at 9 am, after the UDF legislators moved to the nicely of the House with placards demanding Mani’s apology. However, MM Mani was not current within the House on Friday.
On Thursday. CPM legislator MM Mani made an unkind comment in opposition to KK Rema, MLA, widow of slain RMP chief TP Chandrasekharan in the course of the dialogue on grant demand. Mani stated ” She became a widow due to her fate” and that “we are not responsible for it”. Mani refused to budge on the Opposition’s demand for an apology and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan supported Mani. Mani’s outburst reflected the treasury bench’s anger against Rema for her scathing criticism against the police and its minister Pinarayi in the same discussion. She said the “police system was sterilised by party workers”.
On Friday, when the session started and the Speaker began the query and reply proceedings, Opposition chief VD Satheesan stood up and demanded an apology from MM Mani. Satheesan stated that the remarks made by Mani are misogynistic. He identified that the demise of TP Chandrasekaran was as a result of “verdict of the CPM’s court”.
“The remarks made by Mani are extremely misogynistic. He should apologise. But what made it more critical is the justification of his remarks by the chief minister, ” Satheesan stated.
Following this, Law minister P Rajeeve replied to the opposition chief. He stated the CPM has nothing to do with the demise of TP Chandrasekharan. “CPM is not responsible for the death of Chandrasekharan. Also, there were no unparliamentary remarks made by Mani. So an apology is not needed, ” Rajeeve stated.
The Speaker quickly intervened and recalled two previous incidents together with comparable remarks made by an Opposition legislator on the Chief Minister. “When an opposition legislator made a similar remark, the ruling front demanded an apology. However, the opposition did not make any apology and it ended as usual. As far as the chair is concerned, Mani did not use any unparliamentary words; hence, there is no need to remove his statement from assembly records. The chair cannot intervene in this issue anymore,” Rajesh stated.
After his assertion, the Speaker resumed the query and reply session and requested Excise minister MV Govindan to reply the query by Daleema. However, the opposition legislators moved to the nicely of the House with placards and raised slogans in opposition to MM Mani. This pressured the Speaker to adjourn the House for the day after speeding by the proceedings.
Speaking to media individuals after coming exterior the House, the Opposition chief stated that Pinarayi Vijayan was the decide of the CPM’s courtroom which gave the decision of “death punishment” to TP Chandrasekharan. “CPM is creating widows in Kerala and making children orphans. So either Mani or the party should withdraw the statement immediately, ” Satheesan stated. Deputy opposition chief MK Muneer additionally echoed the assertion of Satheesan. Later, KK Rema advised mediapersons that Mani was absent within the House due to the dire penalties.
