Law & order duel: CM asks EPS to hear him, AIADMK MLAs scoot

Opposition leader lists murders; Stalin says govt acting without favour, reminds House of what happened in Thoothukudi police firing & Sathankulam cases

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LEADER of Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Thursday locked horns with Assembly Speaker M Appavu and Chief Minister MK Stalin over the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

While Palaniswami staged a walkout along with AIADMK MLAs accusing the Speaker of refusing to give more time to complete his speech, Stalin accused the opposition party of running away from the House without having the courage to listen to his reply.

During the zero hour, Palaniswami sought to raise a law and order issue but the Speaker said the issue should be intimated to him at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the session. To this, Palaniswami said the rule would be applicable only to call attention motion, and opposition parties can raise issues of urgent importance during the zero hour.