The issue of violent clashes between lawyers and police in the Madras High Court rocked Tamil Nadu Assembly today with the entire opposition demanding that the Question Hour be postponed to discuss it, leading to walkout by AIADMK and its allies and en masse eviction of PMK members.
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As soon as the proceedings started, the opposition members demanded that the Question Hour be postponed to discuss yesterday's clashes in the high court which left scores, including a judge and advocates and mediapersons injured.
Speaker R Avudiyappan declined to postpone the question hour, saying he would consider the matter later even as the AIADMK members shouted slogans, saying "the state is burning".
As the speaker stuck to his decision, the AIADMK members staged a walk out, followed by members of MDMK, CPI and CPI-M, shouting slogans condemning the DMK Government.
The PMK members persisted with their demand even as the Speaker proceeded with the question hour. As they kept on pressing for postponement of the question hour despite his repeated pleas, the Speaker ordered the ward and watch staff to remove the slogan-shouting PMK members.
The AIADMK members later returned to the House.
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