The council meeting of the Kozhikode Corporation on Monday witnessed tense moments, as a few councillors came to blows.
Minor altercations between LDF and UDF councillors over postponement of certain items on the agenda soon escalated into a verbal fight after Deputy Mayor Meera Darshak refused to put off an item recommended by the UDF councillors.
Subsequently, the UDF members asked Ms. Darshak as to why the report on Mahila Mall was not tabled in the council, to which she replied it would be tabled at a future meeting, but refused to set a date. This irked the UDF councillors who moved to the well and demanded a reply. Congress councillor P.M. Niyas and health standing committee chairman K.V. Baburaj came to blows, and other councillors tried to appease them.
The Deputy Mayor called for an impromptu all-party meeting amid the council meeting and settled the matter temporarily,…