Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 4 -- The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday witnessed heated scenes as opposition UDF MLAs attempted to enter the Speaker's dais as part of their protests against the LDF government over the alleged slow pace of investigation in the Sabarimala gold theft case.

Since the beginning of the current session of the Assembly, the UDF led by the Congress has demanded the resignation of the state Devaswom minister VN Vasavan, citing his alleged lapses in overseeing a department in which several top officials are currently in jail for their involvement in the misappropriation of gold assets from the hill shrine.

The UDF has also alleged that the probe being conducted by the special investigation team (SIT) of the Kerala police an...