Technical snag; Ker Assembly adjourned for brief period

A minor technical snag and fumes inside the electronic room of the Kerala Assembly complex resulted in adjournment of the session for nearly 30 minutes this morning.
The incident occurred when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was replying to a Calling Attention on the need for the state's intervention to protect public sector Hindustan Newsprint Limited in Kochi, which is listed for privatisation by the Centre.
As soon as Vijayan completed the reply, Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan informed the House that he was adjourning the House for some time due to some technical problem.
When contacted, the Speaker's office said that the sound system in the House was affected because of a minor technical fault.

Fumes had also emanated in the electronic room, adjacent to the floor of House, they said.
Later, the House re-assembled after rectifying the issue and continued the session.