From the archive record
An Indian male politician mishandles a woman politico in Kerala. Imagine the ending - the politicians push and man-handle the cops and send them out! Kerala assembly witnessed unprecedented and ugly scenes as opposition members went on a rampage destroying Speaker's podium and indulged in scuffle with the watch-and-ward staff even as Finance Minister K M Mani, facing charges in bar bribery scam, managed to present the state budget. The agitation against Mani also turned conversation outside the House with police using batons and teargas shells to chase away angry Left Democratic Front and Yuva Morcha activists. The irate crowd also set fire to a police jeep in the city. Braving the LDF opposition onslaught, Mani read some portions of the budget as ruling UDF members and watch-and-ward staf