Oppn, Speaker put pressure; Thomas Isaac stops speech midway

The assembly on Tuesday witnessed unruly scenes during the discussion on Appropriation Bill. When Finance Minister Thomas Isaac was replying to the debate on the Bill, Opposition members continuously raised doubts regarding the viability of financing projects worth Rs 50,000 crore through Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). 
Then-Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan intervened and asked Isaac to continue the reply speech and answer to Opposition’s queries only after his speech. 

Irked, Opposition members continued to raise doubts over Isaac’s explanation regarding KIIFB.  But the Speaker nudged the minister to continue his speech without yielding to Opposition’s the pressure.  Later, when both sides put pressure on Isaac, he stopped his speech midway and placed the Bill for voting. The Bill was passed without Isaac replying to the questions of Opposition members. 

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