<p class="title">The Congress-led opposition UDF disrupted proceedings in the Kerala Assembly on Friday, demanding discussion on the Sabarimala temple issue, leading to an early adjournment of the House.</p>.<p class="bodytext">UDF MLAs entered the House carrying black banners and sought withdrawal of police restrictions at Sabarimala. Today's session, which began at 9 AM lasted only 18 minutes after Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan decided to adjourn proceedings due to Opposition protest. The Speaker told protesters that the matter was already taken up by the House earlier and the Chief Minister had given a reply.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala had Thursday informed the House that three of his party MLAs were on a sit-in protest inside the Assembly complex over the Sabarimala issue and his party was ready for a compromise talk inside the Speaker's chamber. "We had yesterday informed the House that we were ready for a compromise talk with the government inside the Speaker's chamber. However, it seems like the government is not keen on solving the issue," Chennithala told reporters Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Three UDF MLAs - V S Sivakumar of Congress, Parakkal Abdullah of IUML and N Jayaraj of Kerala Congress (M) - are on an indefinite satyagraha outside the Assembly hall since December 3 demanding a withdrawal of prohibitory orders in and around Sabarimala. However, the Kerala High Court had Thursday said police restrictions and prohibitory orders were not affecting devotees.</p>
<p class="title">The Congress-led opposition UDF disrupted proceedings in the Kerala Assembly on Friday, demanding discussion on the Sabarimala temple issue, leading to an early adjournment of the House.</p>.<p class="bodytext">UDF MLAs entered the House carrying black banners and sought withdrawal of police restrictions at Sabarimala. Today's session, which began at 9 AM lasted only 18 minutes after Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan decided to adjourn proceedings due to Opposition protest. The Speaker told protesters that the matter was already taken up by the House earlier and the Chief Minister had given a reply.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala had Thursday informed the House that three of his party MLAs were on a sit-in protest inside the Assembly complex over the Sabarimala issue and his party was ready for a compromise talk inside the Speaker's chamber. "We had yesterday informed the House that we were ready for a compromise talk with the government inside the Speaker's chamber. However, it seems like the government is not keen on solving the issue," Chennithala told reporters Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Three UDF MLAs - V S Sivakumar of Congress, Parakkal Abdullah of IUML and N Jayaraj of Kerala Congress (M) - are on an indefinite satyagraha outside the Assembly hall since December 3 demanding a withdrawal of prohibitory orders in and around Sabarimala. However, the Kerala High Court had Thursday said police restrictions and prohibitory orders were not affecting devotees.</p>