DMK stages protest over essential commodities availability, Kanimozhi detained
Synopsis
DMK workers staged protests outside ration shops across the state demanding adequate supply of commodities. Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP, was detained at Royapettah. O Panneerselvam also expressed concern over "people suffering from non-availability" of essential commodities.
Scores of DMK workers including, party MP Kanimozhi, were detained on March 13 for holding protests outside ration shops across the state demanding adequate supply of commodities.
Party Working President and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly M K Stalin had announced the protest saying commodities were not properly available in ration shops in the state.
Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP, was detained at Royapettah, police said.
Scores of DMK workers, including MLAs, former Ministers and senior leaders were detained in different parts of the state including at Chennai, Villupuram, Dindigul and Thiruvannamalai. Meanwhile, Stalin charged the state government with non-performance and warned of more protests.
"From ration shops to the state Secretariat, this is a government unable to perform. Therefore, DMK will hold more protests to remove it," he told reporters here.
Expelled AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam also expressed concern over "people suffering from non-availability" of essential commodities and urged the government to address the matter.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister K Palaniswami assured that the government "is taking all steps" to provide essential commodities through state-run fair price shops.
"In fact, we have ordered procurement of about 20,000 tonnes of pulses while palmolein is also being procured," he said. School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan slammed DMK for today's protests and accused the opposition party of trying to find faults with the AIADMK government.