CHENNAI, MARCH 11
Accusing the AIADMK Government led by Edappadi K Palanisamy of somersaulting over passing a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Population Register (NPR), the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged a walkout from the Assembly here on Wednesday.
After staging the walkout, DMK president and Leader of Opposition M K Stalin said, “We are continuously demanding AIADMK govt to pass a resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Population Register. In the last budget session also there was no reply and now Revenue Minister RB Udayakumar is saying that we have to implement it and nobody is affected by it.”
#AntiCAAprotests நடத்தும் மக்களின் கோரிக்கைகள் நிறைவேற்றப்படும் என மூத்த அமைச்சர்களோ, முதலமைச்சரோ உறுதிதர வேண்டும் என்றும், #NPR-ஐ தற்போதைய வடிவில் நிறைவேற்ற மாட்டோம் என்றும் அமைச்சரவை – பேரவையில் தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டும் என #admkantipplgovt-ஐ சட்டமன்றத்தில் வற்புறுத்தினேன். pic.twitter.com/ChsGqgSqiY
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 11, 2020
On February 17 also, the political quarter had staged a walkout from the Assembly alleging that they had asked that a resolution be brought in the House against the CAA but the Speaker did not allow it.
“The Speaker has set a wrong example by denying us time to speak on a resolution against CAA. Since there was no discussion on this issue in the Assembly before, it would not be wrong to discuss it now,” DMK chief MK Stalin had told reporters outside the House.
The party further alleged that they are not satisfied with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s explanation over issues being discussed in the House.
“Washermanpet people have been protesting non-stop. It is a misleading campaign by Chief Minister Palaniswamy that protesters indulged in damaging government property. His explanation is not satisfactory, hence DMK walked out of the Assembly,” Stalin had stated.
