Cape Town - Julius Malema was ordered out of Parliament on Wednesday after he accused Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa of "having blood on his hands" over Marikana.
Malema objected to the wording in his question referring to the tragedy at Lonmin's mine at Marikana rather than his work "massacre".
Malema battled to make his points as the Speaker Baleka Mbete ordered him to withdraw the blood remark.
He is quoted as saying: “We can't take responsibility for the things we don't know. Your hands are full of blood.
“Why is the deputy president not accepting responsibility for the deaths of 34 mineworkers who died?” he asked.
When he and his whip Floyd Shivambu refused to withdraw the remark, Mbete ordered them both out of the house.
#EFF walks up to leave the NA.. MP raises point of order.. accuses #EFF MP of showing NA middle finger - #Ramaphosa pic.twitter.com/btNz7meHaW
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The #EFF is once again asked to leave the National Assembly for refusing to withdraw a statement.. pic.twitter.com/a97CjGA7Df
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