TN assembly ruckus: DMK announces hunger strike
The party's announcement comes a day after its working president M K Stalin was forced out from near Gandhi statue at Marina beach along with his partymen while sitting in protest on Saturday.
Chennai, Feb 19: Following the ruckus in Tamil Nadu assembly during the vote of confidence in Saturday, DMK has announced a hunger strike on February 22. The party's announcement comes a day after its working president M K Stalin was forced out from near Gandhi statue at Marina beach along with his partymen while sitting in protest on Saturday.
Stalin
alleged
that
he
along
with
his
MLAs
were
forced
out
of
the
assembly
and
manhandled
by
the
martials
in
the
process.
He
met
the
governor
following
which
he
led
a
protest
at
Marina
beach
DMK
cadre
protested
at
various
locations
across
the
state
condemning
the
attack
on
its
their
leaders
in
the
assembly.
The
DMK
has
now
called
for
a
statewide
protest
on
February
22
along
with
announcing
a
hunger
strike.
Meanwhile, the Chennai police filed cases against M K Stalin under sections of 143 - unlawful assembly, 147 - assembly for riots and 188-disobedience of government order for protesting at Marina beach on Saturday.
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