Opposition members evicted from Puducherry Assembly

PUDUCHERRY: Chaos erupted in the Puducherry Assembly on March 24 as Opposition members from the DMK and Congress, led by LoP R Siva were evicted when they staged a dharna in the well of the House.

They demanded an adjournment motion to discuss the arrest of PWD Chief Engineers an Executive Engineer, and a contractor by the CBI in a graft case and resignation of PWD Minister K Lakshminarayanan.

As soon as the House assembled, Siva pressed for a discussion on the issue involving the arrests, but Speaker R Selvam refused to interrupt the Question Hour, assuring that