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Uproar in Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK, PMK MLA`s evicted
Chennai, Nov 04: Tamil Nadu Assembly today plunged into pandemonium for nearly 15 minutes and the Speaker ordered eviction of DMK and PMK members, followed by a walk-out by Congress, CPI, CPI-M, DPI and `Congress Jananayaga Peravai` members on the issue of withdrawal of free power to farmers.
Chennai, Nov 04: Tamil Nadu Assembly today plunged
into pandemonium for nearly 15 minutes and the Speaker ordered
eviction of DMK and PMK members, followed by a walk-out by
Congress, CPI, CPI-M, DPI and 'Congress Jananayaga Peravai'
members on the issue of withdrawal of free power to farmers.
DMK members Ashokan and Swaminathan were bodily lifted by
the watch and ward staff on directions from Speaker K
Kalimuthu, who ordered that the remarks of DMK deputy leader
Durai Murugan, which followed Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's
reply to the special call attention notice on the subject,
would not go on record.
DMK members insisted that the remarks of Durai Murugan should be on record. They raised slogans and shouted that the remarks should not be expunged and government should not 'cheat' the farmers.
The Speaker's directives to DMK members to resume their seats went unheeded and as he continued with the next item on the agenda, the slogan shouting reached its peak, following which the chair ordered their eviction. The Speaker also named the PMK members for the eviction. Congress, CPI, CPI-M, Dalit Pathers of India and Congress Jananayaga Peravai Members, walked out of the house, saying that Jayalalithaa's reply did not satisfy them.
Some of the Congress members, however, returned to the house a little later to take part in the discussions on some bills.
Replying to the call attention notice, Jayalalithaa said many opposition parties were "spreading the canard" and "instigating" farmers that free power supply to small and marginal farmers had been discontinued in the state.
Jayalalithaa said her government would never work against the welfare and interests of farmers and would never do anything which might affect the interests of farmers, who are considered the "backbone" of the economy. "Our government will always protect their interests," she said. As she completed her written reply, Durai Murugan rose to say that his party wanted free power supply scheme to be restored to farmers.
Speaker Kalimuthu said that "you have every right to stage a walk-out but what you said will not go on record", and went ahead with the next item on the agenda. This infuriated the DMK members who were on their feet, objecting to the expunction of their leader's remarks.
It was total chaos for the next 15 minutes, with some of the DMK members rushing towards the speaker's podium. But many senior DMK leaders and members of other parties walked-out without making any noise. Bureau Report
DMK members insisted that the remarks of Durai Murugan should be on record. They raised slogans and shouted that the remarks should not be expunged and government should not 'cheat' the farmers.
The Speaker's directives to DMK members to resume their seats went unheeded and as he continued with the next item on the agenda, the slogan shouting reached its peak, following which the chair ordered their eviction. The Speaker also named the PMK members for the eviction. Congress, CPI, CPI-M, Dalit Pathers of India and Congress Jananayaga Peravai Members, walked out of the house, saying that Jayalalithaa's reply did not satisfy them.
Some of the Congress members, however, returned to the house a little later to take part in the discussions on some bills.
Replying to the call attention notice, Jayalalithaa said many opposition parties were "spreading the canard" and "instigating" farmers that free power supply to small and marginal farmers had been discontinued in the state.
Jayalalithaa said her government would never work against the welfare and interests of farmers and would never do anything which might affect the interests of farmers, who are considered the "backbone" of the economy. "Our government will always protect their interests," she said. As she completed her written reply, Durai Murugan rose to say that his party wanted free power supply scheme to be restored to farmers.
Speaker Kalimuthu said that "you have every right to stage a walk-out but what you said will not go on record", and went ahead with the next item on the agenda. This infuriated the DMK members who were on their feet, objecting to the expunction of their leader's remarks.
It was total chaos for the next 15 minutes, with some of the DMK members rushing towards the speaker's podium. But many senior DMK leaders and members of other parties walked-out without making any noise. Bureau Report