Summary:
more-inUnruly scenes unfolded at the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation council meeting on Saturday following protest by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors against Mayor V.K. Taking offence, BJP councillors raised slogans in protest against the move. BJP councillors Girikumar, R.C. A clash that ensued among Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and BJP activists resulted in the hospitalisation of the Mayor and some councillors. This led to a tense situation during which councillors of the BJP and the CPI(M) were engaged in a face-off..