BJP, Oppn clash in LS over Kerala political violence

The BJP and the Left-Congress members were engaged in a verbal duel in the Lok Sabha after a member of the saffron party raised the issue of the "CPI(M)-sponsored terror" in Kerala and sought the state government's dismissal.

During the Zero Hour, Poonam Mahajan raised the issue of a worker of the BJP's youth wing headed by her being "brutally attacked" by Left workers and alleged that several RSS and BJP workers have been killed by them.

Taking a dig, she said the Left parties should speak on the issue of intolerance only after they start practicing it in states ruled by them. Mahajan asked the Speaker to lead a group of MPs to the southern state to assess the situation herself. Her remarks agitated the Left members and also those of the Congress from the state as they targeted the RSS.