Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 12 -- The Kerala Legislative Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Monday over the police lathi-charge on students inside the University Men's Hostel in the state capital, with the Opposition staging a walkout after the Speaker denied permission to move an adjournment motion on the issue.
The controversy erupted when CPI(M) MLA V. Joy raised the issue, displaying a broken police baton and photographs of the alleged assault on students during the September 30 confrontation between Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists and Youth Congress workers near the hostel.
Alleging excessive use of force, Joy sought action against the police personnel involved and questioned their entry into the hostel and the subsequ...