Seeking votes: Harur MLA P. Dilli Babu (third right) campaigning at
Athiganur village in Bargur constituency on Thursday
BARGUR: The ruling party is using money power to win the Bargur Assembly by-election, said P. Dilli Babu, Harur MLA, on Thursday.
Mr. Babu campaigned for S. Kannu, Communist Party of India candidate, at Athiganur village near Mathur.
He said the farmers in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts were a worried lot because of failure of monsoon. Sugarcane growers were the worst-affected. Though he had demanded setting up of mango pulp unit to help farmers get good price for their produce, his pleas fell on deaf ears, Mr. Babu said.
D. Raveendaran, district secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), accused the DMK government of being responsible for price rise in the State since it was part of the Central Government. He said because of the wrong economic policies of the Union Government inflation was mounting. After the left parties’ withdrew support to the UPA government, the coalition government at the Centre had started privatising public sector undertakings, thus making way for the multinational companies to enter the country.
Later, Krishnagiri cultural troupe performed ‘Thappattam’ in Madaraalli, Mathur, Kodamarappatti, Balathottam, SIPCOT, Parandapalli, Ananthur, Pochampalli and Santhur villages along with the CPM campaign team.
Left party leaders T. Pandian and N. Varadarajan will address a series of meetings in the constituency on Friday.
(The Hindu)
