CPIM Protest across Tamil Nadu

Members of CPI(M) staging a demonstration condemning the attack
on the party men at Uthapuram in Tiruchi on Tuesday.

TIRUCHI: Activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a demonstration here on Tuesday condemning the use of force by the police against party members, volunteers of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front and residents of Uthapuram when they laid a siege to the Collectorate at Madurai on Monday demanding settlement of untouchability issues at Uthapuram. The agitation held at Chinthamani near the Chathram bus stand was led by party city president Annadurai. Party State executive committee member K. Balakrishnan and party district secretary S. Sridhar took part .

Tuticorin: Nineteen cadres of Communist Party of India (Marxist) courted arrest in Kovilpatti on Tuesday following their involvement in a sit-in protest at Kovilpatti Cooperative Society Sub Registrar Office. The agitating members claimed that proper ledger was not being maintained by the officials concerned at Eeratchi village primary agriculture cooperative society for those who applied for jewel loans.

There was a mismatch and the accounts did not tally when the farmers approached them. The cadres in support of the farmers demanded jewels from them immediately for settling the issue. The farmers also expressed their condemnation over the issue and they sought remedial measures, the agitators alleged. Later the arrested were released.

CPI(M) members led by V.Marimuthu, MLA, staging a demonstration to condemn the alleged attacks on fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy in front of the Head Post Office in Nagapattinam on Tuesday.

NAGAPATTINAM: Communist Party of India (M) workers protested the ‘passivity' of the Central and the State government to the Sri Lankan attacks on Indian fishermen, here on Tuesday.

They criticised the governments for standing as mere spectators to the continued attacks and for failing to protect their own people. While the attacks were in themselves reprehensible, the placidity of the governments was equally deplorable, the protestors said.

The demonstration was led by Marimuthu, MLA. Nagai Maali, district secretary, CITU, A. V. Murugayan, district secretary, CPI (M), Subramaniyam, Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, were among the participants.

Nagercoil: The police arrested 300 activists of Communist Party of India (Marxists) including two MLAs, John Joseph of Vilavancode and Leema Rose of Thiruvattar Assembly segments on Tuesday when they staged a ‘road roko' at Marthandam and Attoor junctions to urge the Government to carry out maintenance works of the damaged roads.

According to sources, there were lot of pot holes at Kuzhuthurai and Vettunthi in Thiruvananthapuram – Nagercoil National Highway. Owing to this, the vehicle drivers were put to untold hardship. Moreover, the district administration had sent a Rs. 9-crore proposal to carry out maintenance works in various roads in Vilavancode Assembly segments.

But the Government was yet to allot the amount. The concerned authorities had laid giant pipes after digging the road for the implementation of integrated drinking water supply scheme for the benefit of people belonging to Manakudi viz Monday Market and Muttom in Kappukadu Road. To carry out maintenance work, the Government needed to provide the cost of Rs. 6.18 crore to the highways department.

To protest against the delay in removing the encroachments and to press for carrying out the maintenance works of various damaged roads, the activists of CPI (M) staged road roko at Marthandam junction led by the MLA, John Joseph. Similarly MLA of Thiruvattar Leema Rose, and CPI (M) activists staged road roko at Attoor junction. The district secretary of CPI (M), Murugesan participated.

(Courtesy : The Hindu)