Opposition AIADMK, MDMK stage walk out claiming disrespect to Jaya
Chennai | Friday, Mar 19 2010 IST
 

Members of the Opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and its ally, the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) today staged a walk out from the Tamil Nadu assembly, just before the presentation of the budget for the year 2010-11 by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in the newly built Tamil Nadu Assembly.

When Finance Minister K Anbazhagan rose to present the budget, after the House met at 0930 hrs for the historic session in the new hall, members of AIADMK, rushed to the Well of the House and raised slogans, accusing the DMK government of failing to respect the leader of the Opposition J Jayalalithaa.

Led by Deputy Leader of the Opposition O Panneerselvam, the members, clad in black, rushed to the Well of the House and raised slogans against the government for ''failing on all fronts''.

They alleged that the DMK government had shown disrespect to their leader by not properly inviting her for the inauguration of the new assembly complex on March 13 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the presence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

The AIADMK members, with the MDMK members joining them, also charged the government with failing to contain the rise in prices of all commodities and maintain law and order.

As they continued to shout slogans at the Well of the House, disrupting the budget presentation, Speaker R Avudaiappan said that the members could leave the House, if they intend to create trouble. Later, they staged a walkout followed by members of MDMK.

Ms Jayalalithaa, who returned from Kodanadu last evening was expected to attend the first day of the session in the new assembly, but did not turn up.

Later, talking to newspersons, the Speaker denied AIADMK members' charge that Ms Jayalalithaa was not given due respect and said government had invited her to attend the inaugural ceremony of the new assembly.

-- (UNI) -- 19MS26.xml

 

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