DMK, allies protest against Union govt
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DMK, allies protest against Union govt
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Trichy: The DMK and its coalition parties organized demonstrations against the BJP-led Union government over the farm laws, skyrocketing fuel price and other issues here on Monday. A group of DMK party men and others gathered in front of the office of the DMK principal secretary and minister for municipal administration KN Nehru at Thillai Nagar. They raised slogans against the central government for enacting the three farm laws, which they termed ‘anti-farmers’. They condemned the Union government for invoking the law despite the farmers’ protests in Delhi and across the country.They also criticised the Union government for not controlling the fuel prices. They also slammed the central government for monetizing the public sector undertakings (PSUs).Demonstrations were held in several places in the central region on Monday. Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president K M Kader Mohideen also led a demonstration in front of his residence at Kajamalai in Trichy. Functionaries of the IUML from Puducherry also took part in the demonstration. On the relentless farmers’ protests, Kader Mohideen said that the central government should respond to the issue before the protests turn violent. “The farm laws should be abandoned. Union government should solve issues of farmers,” he said.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-09-21
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Trichy