LDF stages walkout over titanium corruption case

Tuesday, October 25, 2011: Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) walked out of the Assembly on Tuesday protesting against the reluctance of the UDF government to seek a CBI probe into certain corruption charges against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in connection with an abandoned project at Travancore Titanium Products (TTP).
Opposition sought permission to move an adjournment motion to discuss the issue in the Assembly on Tuesday. With the Chief Minister expressing his willingness to discuss the issue, Speaker G. Karthikeyan allotted two hours for the discussion during the day’s session.
The discussion lasted for almost two hours after which the opposition demanded a CBI probe into the case. The Chief Minister’s categorically dismissed the demand for seeking a CBI probe into the affair, prompting the Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan to announce the walkout.
He also noted that a petition seeking a CBI probe into the issue was now before the High Court of Kerala. The court had not taken a decision on it.

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