The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition disrupted Kerala Legislative Assembly proceedings on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) after Speaker A.N. Shamseer refused to consider the Opposition’s notice for an adjournment debate about the government’s “failure to prosecute” a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson who aired “death threats against Rahul Gandhi” on live television on September 26.
Mr. Shamseer ruled that the UDF’s notice under Rule 50 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Assembly singularly lacked the gravity or urgency warranting an adjournment debate.
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“A disagreeable remark in the course of a television debate does not meet the requirements of an adjournment debate or a Rule 50 notice. If required, the Opposition could raise the matter as a submission in the House later”, he said.
Mr. Shamseer’s pronouncement triggered an uproar in the Opposition Bench. Apparently provoked, UDF members trooped into the well of the House, shouted slogans against the government and raised banners accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of “shielding criminals and would-be assassins”.
