Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 23 -- Opposition parties in the Kerala Assembly staged a protest against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government over the Sabarimala gold theft case on Monday.

The opposition MLAs stepped into the well and created a ruckus within the assembly. The protest follows the release of Sabarimala case accused Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru, on February 18, who walked out of the Poojappura Central Prison after securing bail from the Kollam Vigilance Court in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case.

Rajeevaru was released after completing 41 days in judicial remand. The court granted him bail in cases alleging misappropriation of gold from the temple's Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures and...