Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], AIADMK leaders and workers are on hunger strike in Chennai on Thursday condemning the DMK government over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy and demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). about the same one that claimed 63 lives.
AIADMK leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Edappadi Palaniswami and other senior leaders are participating in the strike.
Since the Assembly session began, the main opposition in the assembly, AIADMK created a ruckus demanding a CBI probe into the illicit liquor tragedy and demanded resignation of CM MK Stalin.
A resolution to suspend AIADMK for disrupting assembly proceedings was also passed in the assembly on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu President M. Appavu ordered the eviction of AIADMK MLAs who disrupted the assembly proceedings. The MLAs had demanded a postponement of the question and answer session and continued to raise slogans over the tragedy.
Speaker Appavu stated, "Many important issues need to be discussed in the Assembly. The caste census resolution needs to be passed. The CM also felt that the opposition needs to be a part of this. Therefore, the CM intervened and requested not to suspend the AIADMK MLAs. Throughout the session, as per rule 56, AIADMK moved a motion to adjourn the session, but they are not ready to listen to what I am saying.”
He added, "We never stopped the AIADMK leaders from speaking in the assembly. But they should speak at the required time. It is painful to see in a democratic assembly that the AIADMK leaders continue to disrupt the proceedings. If this continues, how will they others Do MLAs talk about their electorate?"
Earlier on Wednesday, a three-member delegation of the National Commission for Women, led by Khushbu Sundar, visited the families of victims who lost their lives due to consuming illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district.
Earlier, the NCW had taken cognizance of a media report about people dying in the incident and constituted a three-member inquiry committee, headed by NCW member Khushbu Sundar, to probe the matter.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the liquor tragedy rose to 63, according to data from the Kallakurich District Collector on Wednesday night.
Currently, 78 people are undergoing treatment in total in state hospitals, of which 48 are admitted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Kallakurichi and 66 have been discharged in total from Government Medical College, Kallakurichi. , according to hospital authorities.
In Puducherry 09 people, in Salem district 18 people, in Royapetta Hospital Chennai one person and in Villupuram district 02 are receiving treatment in government hospitals.
A total of 88 people have been discharged in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The total number of people affected by illicit liquor consumption has increased to 229.
AIADMK leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Edappadi Palaniswami and other senior leaders are participating in the strike.
Since the Assembly session began, the main opposition in the assembly, AIADMK created a ruckus demanding a CBI probe into the illicit liquor tragedy and demanded resignation of CM MK Stalin.
A resolution to suspend AIADMK for disrupting assembly proceedings was also passed in the assembly on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu President M. Appavu ordered the eviction of AIADMK MLAs who disrupted the assembly proceedings. The MLAs had demanded a postponement of the question and answer session and continued to raise slogans over the tragedy.
Speaker Appavu stated, "Many important issues need to be discussed in the Assembly. The caste census resolution needs to be passed. The CM also felt that the opposition needs to be a part of this. Therefore, the CM intervened and requested not to suspend the AIADMK MLAs. Throughout the session, as per rule 56, AIADMK moved a motion to adjourn the session, but they are not ready to listen to what I am saying.”
He added, "We never stopped the AIADMK leaders from speaking in the assembly. But they should speak at the required time. It is painful to see in a democratic assembly that the AIADMK leaders continue to disrupt the proceedings. If this continues, how will they others Do MLAs talk about their electorate?"
Earlier on Wednesday, a three-member delegation of the National Commission for Women, led by Khushbu Sundar, visited the families of victims who lost their lives due to consuming illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district.
Earlier, the NCW had taken cognizance of a media report about people dying in the incident and constituted a three-member inquiry committee, headed by NCW member Khushbu Sundar, to probe the matter.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the liquor tragedy rose to 63, according to data from the Kallakurich District Collector on Wednesday night.
Currently, 78 people are undergoing treatment in total in state hospitals, of which 48 are admitted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Kallakurichi and 66 have been discharged in total from Government Medical College, Kallakurichi. , according to hospital authorities.
In Puducherry 09 people, in Salem district 18 people, in Royapetta Hospital Chennai one person and in Villupuram district 02 are receiving treatment in government hospitals.
A total of 88 people have been discharged in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The total number of people affected by illicit liquor consumption has increased to 229.
