Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- Opposition MLAs in Keralam staged a walkout from the Assembly on Wednesday in protest against the Speaker's decision to disallow the adjournment motion notice seeking discussion on the implementation of the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in the state.

LDF MLAs P Prasad, KK Ramachandran and PK Praveen submitted an adjournment motion notice, seeking suspension of House proceedings to discuss concerns over the government's decision to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee and initiate steps to implement the PM SHRI scheme.

Before the walkout, Leader of Opposition, Pinarayi Vijayan, issued a sharp rebuttal to Education Minister N Samsudheen's remarks in the Assembly, stating that the UDF government ...