Ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly: DMK leader Stalin arrested

Speaker refused to discuss bribery allegations against AIADMK MLAs

MLAs of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), including leader M K Stalin, were evicted from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as ruckus broke out during the session. The Opposition party's leaders have been arrested.

Stalin had raised the issue of the cash for vote sting in the Assembly, but speaker P Dhanapal refused to discuss the issue, calling it sub judice. The Opposition protested against the speaker's decision, holding placards with 'MPs for Sale' written on them.

A day before the session, a private news channel claimed that its sting operation showed legislators being paid right before the crucial confidence voting in the