MG University clash: Oppn. stages walkout
The Hindu
The Opposition staged a walkout in the Assembly on Tuesday after accusing the Government of downplaying the alleged attack on a Dalit woman leader of the All India Students Federation (AISF) by Studen
The Opposition staged a walkout in the Assembly on Tuesday after accusing the Government of downplaying the alleged attack on a Dalit woman leader of the All India Students Federation (AISF) by Students Federation of India (SFI) activists at the Mahatma Gandhi University.
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan, who made a submission on the issue, accused SFI activists of sexually assaulting and passing casteist comments on the complainant. Besides, the police had been slow-pedalling in investigating the case. He alleged that the SFI had been denying other organisations the freedom to function on campuses.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.