Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK holds hunger strike demanding CBI inquiry
AIADMK are on a hunger strike in Chennai on Thursday condemning the DMK Government over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy and demanding an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the same which claimed 63 lives.
AIADMK leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Edappadi Palaniswami and other senior leaders are participating in the strike.
Ever since the Assembly Session began principle opposition in the assembly AIADMK created a ruckus demanding a CBI inquiry into the illicit liquor tragedy and demanded the resignation of CM MK Stalin.
A resolution was also passed on Wednesday in the assembly to suspend AIADMK for disrupting the assembly proceedings.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker Appavu suspends AIADMK MLAs for a day over ruckus on hooch tragedy
Tamil Nadu Speaker M. Appavu ordered the eviction of the AIADMK MLAs who disrupted the assembly proceedings. The MLAs had demanded an adjournment of the Q&A 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 is to be passed. The CM also felt that the Opposition must be part of this. So, the CM intervened and requested not to suspend AIADMK MLAs for the entire session. As per rule 56, AIADMK gave a motion for adjournment. But they are not ready to listen to what I am saying.»
He added, «We never stopped AIADMK leaders from speaking in the assembly. But they should speak at the required time. It is painful to see in a
