Ruckus in TN assembly: Is DMK a violent and an anti-national party?

Both the Congress and the BJP slammed the violence that unfolded inside the Tamil Nadu assembly on Saturday.

Chennai, Feb 18: On Saturday, once again we witnessed how low our politicians could stoop when it comes to 'grapping power'. Violence and chaos loomed large in the Tamil Nadu assembly during the special session called upon to conduct the trust vote for the newly-appointed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy.

According to media reports, pandemonium in the assembly started after the leaders of the opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam protested. In fact, the legislators went ahead and broke the table in front of the speaker's chair. Later on microphones were being thrown at each other by the members of the House.

"The DMK MLAs tear papers and throw chairs in assembly demanding secret ballot," tweeted ANI. The police was asked to intervene to control the situation. "Police move towards assembly premises after huge uproar inside by the DMK and other parties' members demanding secret ballot," added ANI. In fact, one policeman was injured in the melee. Later on, Speaker Dhanapal adjourned the House till 1 pm.

Commenting on the entire situation, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy slammed the DMK for resorting to violence. "The DMK is a violent and an anti-national party. Whatever she is, Sasikala Natarajan is much better than the DMK," Swamy told ANI.

Echoing similar sentiments, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said, "It's unfortunate that such incidents took place in the TN assembly. Whatever the speaker decides should be accepted by all."

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