THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: City Corporation Mayor V K Prasanth, four women councillors and a staff were injured today following a scuffle between CPI-M and BJP councillors during the discussion on installing high mast lights in the city.
The injured were admitted to the medical college hospital here.
The CCTV visuals showed noisy scenes in the council meeting and the mayor leaving the hall and falling down the stairs while moving towards his chamber in the first floor.
Prasanth was injured in the head and also suffered bruises in the body.
His condition was stable, a Medical college hospital release said.
Councillors Raziya Beegam and Sindu both from CPI-M and an aide of the mayor B Mohan are the others suffered injury and they are under treatment at the hospital, the release said.
The injured BJP councillors Beena and Lakshmi were admitted to the general hospital here.