By TCN News,
New Delhi: The CPI (M) accusations against the Popular Front of India in the Lok Sabha led to disruptions and later adjournment of the house for half an hour yesterday. MB Rajesh, CPI (M) MP from Kerala, said in the Zero Hour that the centre should investigate into the allegations against the PFI. His naming of certain parties ‘that helped terrorists’ irritated some UPA MPs who protested against his remarks. The disruptions finally led to the adjournment of the house.
Thambi Durai, who was in chair, did not initially permit MB Rajesh to speak in the Zero Hour. The speaker permitted only when he went to the centre of the house saying it was an important matter. He demanded that the central government should investigate the PFI’s relations with international terrorist chain as well as the organisation’s foreign funding sources. The centre had not got ready for it even after the state government made such a request. The government is following an indifferent attitude in these matters as certain parties in the UPA were supporting terrorist organizations publicly. Mr Rajesh also reportedly named the Muslim League and the TMC.
Rajesh’s words irritated the UDF MPs from Kerala and some TMC MPs. Kerala MPs KC Venugopal, PT Thomas and ET Muhammed Basheer as well as certain TMC MPs such as Kalyan Banerjee pointed out that abusing the parties in the UPA was to make people misunderstand things. The MPs also went to the centre of the house and demanded that the remarks of Rajesh be removed from the House’s documents. Then the Left parties also came supporting Rajesh. The Speaker had to adjourn the House for half an hour before proceeding.
There have been media reports that the state government had requested the centre to ban the PFI following the attack on the controversial professor in Ernakulam and the raids in PFI offices and members’ houses. However, Home Minister P Chidambaram had reportedly stated on July 29, 2010 while speaking to media persons outside the Parliament that the Kerala government had not recommended for banning the PFI.
The professor who was accused in a blasphemy case was attacked and his right hand chopped by a group of men suspected to be members of the PFI. The investigation into the attack is still going on and even the state leaders of the organisation including state president and secretary are being questioned by the police.