Bar bribery scam: LDF holds protest in Kerala Assembly

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a protest in the Kerala Assembly on Monday demanding the resignation of Excise Minister K. Babu for his alleged involvement in the bar bribery scam.

There was a proposal to hike the bar license fee to Rs. 25 lakh but the fee was fixed at Rs. 23 lakh in a meeting chaired by Babu. Kerala Bar Hotels' Association working president Biju Ramesh has alleged that Babu took a bribe to reduce the bar licence fee.