DMK MLAs evicted from TN Assembly amid uproar

The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed chaos on Tuesday as DMK MLAs protested Chief Minister Vijay's references to an Enforcement Directorate (ED) document and corruption allegations against the previous DMK regime, prompting the Speaker to order their eviction from the House. The confrontation erupted when the Speaker made it clear that the Chief Minister’s remarks would remain in the Assembly records. The DMK members strongly objected to the decision and demanded that the references be removed.
As the Speaker stood by his ruling, the DMK MLAs trooped into the Well and raised slogans. Minister and presidium chairman K.A. Sengottaiyan warned the members that their conduct was against the traditional norms and decorum of the Assembly and appealed to them to return to their seats. The eviction turned dramatic as some of the protesting MLAs resisted the marshals. A few DMK members were physically lifted and carried out of the House by marshals, even as the protest continued.

VIDEO | Ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK MLAs sit on floor, raise slogans, surround Speaker's chair, podium.

(Source: Tamil Nadu Assembly YT)

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The immediate trigger was Vijay’s reply on Monday during the debate on the demands for grants for the Police Department. The Chief Minister had invoked the Sarkaria Commission’s findings while making allegations concerning the previous DMK regime and had also referred to an Enforcement Directorate document. The DMK had demanded that the remarks be expunged, contending that the allegations should not form part of the official Assembly record. However, the Speaker rejected the demand and maintained that there was no ground to remove the Chief Minister’s remarks. His decision sparked the fresh confrontation, culminating in the mass eviction of the Opposition members.