New Delhi: Members of the Congress and the Left from Kerala clashed in the Lok Sabha today over an incident in Thiruvananthapuram where the police had ill-treated the parents of Jishnu Prannoy who had allegedly committed suicide. The issue was raised by Congress leader K C Venugopal, who said the situation in Left-ruled Kerala was worsening. This triggered protests from Left members from the state. The police action occurred when Prannoy's parents sought to sit on hunger strike in front of the state police chief's office on Wednesday.
Describing the incident as "unfortunate" and "inhuman", Venugopal said the police "brutally attacked" his mother. The incident should be "treated seriously" and all the members should condemn it, he said. He also waved a copy of a Malayalam newspaper that had carried pictures of the incident. Left members, including M B Rajesh, vociferously protested against the remarks and later trooped into the Well of the House. Venugopal and two other Congress members also went into the Well. As both sides raised their voices resulting in a ruckus, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House for some time.
