<p>Speaking in the Assembly, where the Left parties and Puthiya Tamizhagam staged a walkout following Speaker D. Jayakumar’s refusal to raise the issue, the Chief Minister said she had initially ordered for a DRO probe but later conceded to judicial probe at the insistence of a section of the opposition.</p>.<p>While the government had announced forming an inquiry commission under a retired High Court judge, it had to wait for its recommendations.</p>.<p>“How can we act unilaterally? We have to wait for the recommendations of the commission and if it recommends action against anybody, the government will act,” she said.</p>.<p>When a commission had been announced, only it can recommend action, she said.</p>.<p>The CPI (M) had announced staging a State-wide protest on September 17 demanding suspension of police officials who opened fire on the agitating crowd.</p>
<p>Speaking in the Assembly, where the Left parties and Puthiya Tamizhagam staged a walkout following Speaker D. Jayakumar’s refusal to raise the issue, the Chief Minister said she had initially ordered for a DRO probe but later conceded to judicial probe at the insistence of a section of the opposition.</p>.<p>While the government had announced forming an inquiry commission under a retired High Court judge, it had to wait for its recommendations.</p>.<p>“How can we act unilaterally? We have to wait for the recommendations of the commission and if it recommends action against anybody, the government will act,” she said.</p>.<p>When a commission had been announced, only it can recommend action, she said.</p>.<p>The CPI (M) had announced staging a State-wide protest on September 17 demanding suspension of police officials who opened fire on the agitating crowd.</p>