Overview
- Proceedings were halted and the House was adjourned after UDF legislators stormed the well, raised slogans and sang a viral parody linked to the Sabarimala gold loss.
- Three CPI(M) ministers alleged a link between accused Unnikrishnan Potti and Sonia Gandhi, prompting the Opposition leader to formally seek expunction of the remarks from Assembly records.
- The UDF refused a debate and reiterated its demand that Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan resign over alleged accountability failures tied to the temple gold loss.
- CPI(M) MLA and former Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran acknowledged visiting Potti’s residence in the past, denied any improper ties and said he informed the SIT of the visits.
- The SIT probe continues with a dozen arrests, and youth wings of the Congress and BJP staged street protests that drew police water cannons and tear gas.