AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam on Saturday urged Chief Minster M.K. Stalin to hold talks with GAIL (India) and ensure that gas pipelines were laid along the national highway in the State.
In a statement, he referred to reports of GAIL carrying out a survey of land in areas, including Palavadi in Dharmapuri district, and farmers protesting against the move. The ruling DMK, which had assured farmers at the time of the Assembly election that it would take steps for providing immediate relief to agriculturists and framing farmer-friendly schemes, was watching the development as a “mute spectator”. This, he said, amounted to “victimising” the farmers.
In view of the reported death of a farmer during the agitation, the AIADMK leader appealed to the Chief Minister to provide solatium to the family of the deceased.
In a statement, the sidelined former interim general secretary of the party, V.K.Sasikala, asked the ruling DMK not to take credit for having implemented the rope car service for the Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy temple at Sholinghur.
She said a similar service was initially launched in Palani and former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had decided to extend it to Sholinghur in 2014. Ms. Sasikala contended that the work on the inauguration of the service was completed before the DMK came to power and even a trial run was conducted.
