brutal beating between Taiwanese deputies

The session on the budget of an infrastructure development plan has turned the Taiwanan Parliament hall into a war square among lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, The DPS, and their rivals, Kuomintang.

Some of the MPs lashed out at each other, and whoever tried to intervene to calm down was beaten.

Disagreements turned in the spark of violence began from clashes on the so-called infrastructure development programme, which is strongly supported by the DPS but is equally opposed by KMT nationalists.

The main goal of the plan is to establish a light railway infrastructure across the island. It also includes measures for flood control and promotion of green energy.

Kuomitang opposes the initiative with the argument that it favours the loyal cities and villages of the DPP. For the opposition party, this is just a way found by the ruling opponents to ensure as much support as possible before next year's regional elections.

Critics also insist that the cost of the $420 billion (local currency) project is too high and is not worth it. How big are the contradictions on this issue, views by the Taiwanese Parliament show themselves.

Such scenes, however, are not unusual for the Taiwanese, who faced similar episodes in April and last year saw their Parliament sink into chaos when activists threw smoke bombs into the hall after the holiday cuts proposal.

/ Top Channel