DMDK stages walkout from TN Assembly; DMK members evicted

Chennai: Opposition DMDK on Friday staged a walkout from the House while DMK members were evicted after the Speaker declined to accept their request to expunge a word used by Housing Minister Vaithilingam from Assembly records.

After the question hour, DMDK's Alagaapuram R Mohan Raj said when his party members walked out of the House on Thursday over the building collapse issue, Housing Minister

Vaithilingam had used a word, which, he said, was unparliamentary and wanted it to be expunged.

DMK's Durai Murugan said the word was published in a newspaper and brought disrepute to the House and its members.

He also wanted the word to be expunged from Assembly records.

DMK and DMDK members were on their feet after Speaker P Dhanapal declined to accept their request. While the DMDK members staged a walkout, DMK members were later evicted by House Marshals on Speaker's order.

Puthiya Thamizhagam's K Krishnasamy too staged a walkout.

_{MK treasurer M K Stalin along with party MLAs addressing the media after staging a walk out of the Assembly on the first day of budget session in Chennai}