{
  "id": 14192805,
  "title": "Keralam Assembly Speaker rules against bringing fibre lathi into House",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/keralam-assembly-speaker-rules-against-bringing-fibre-lathi-into-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:58:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralam-assembly-speaker-rules-against-bringing-fibre-lathi-into-house/article71579107.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kerala's Assembly Speaker, Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, has ruled against the display of objects like a fibre lathi in the House of Representatives. This decision came after Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA V. Joy displayed a broken fibre police lathi during a debate on Monday, seeking leave to move an adjournment motion regarding police actions against Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists. The Speaker cited past incidents where members displayed bottles of beer and packets of cannabis in the House, which were condemned, and referred to a ruling from July 8, 2025, that prohibited the display of explosives, deadly weapons, and other prohibited items in the House. Rule 3 (XI) of the Code of Conduct for Members of the House explicitly states that weapons, including walking sticks, may not be brought into or displayed in the House, except for health reasons.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "LDF walks out of Keralam Assembly alleging medicine shortage, vacant posts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ldf-walks-out-of-keralam-assembly-alleging-medicine-shortage-vacant",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:03:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Keralam Assembly: Opposition, ruling front spar over health sector crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/keralam-assembly-opposition-ruling-front-spar-over-health-sector",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:25:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}