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Bar bribery scam: LDF holds protest in Kerala Assembly

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 30 2015 | 11:48 AM IST

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a protest in the Kerala Assembly on Monday demanding the resignation of Excise Minister K. Babu for his alleged involvement in the bar bribery scam.

There was a proposal to hike the bar license fee to Rs. 25 lakh but the fee was fixed at Rs. 23 lakh in a meeting chaired by Babu.

Kerala Bar Hotels' Association working president Biju Ramesh has alleged that Babu took a bribe to reduce the bar licence fee.

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First Published: Nov 30 2015 | 11:33 AM IST

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