Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 13 (PTI) In a setback for Kerala's ruling LDF, a court here on Wednesday dismissed the discharge petition filed by General Education Minister V Sivankutty and others in the Assembly ruckus case.

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Dismissing the plea, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Thiruvananthapuram also directed the minister and five other accused to appear before it on November 22 to frame charges.

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