BJP Tamil Nadu president Okay. Annamalai led an enormous protest in Chennai on Tuesday, urging the DMK authorities to fulfil its election promise to scale back the worth of petrol by ₹5 a litre (the federal government diminished it by ₹3 final yr) and diesel by ₹4 a litre.
However, the social gathering employees didn’t march in direction of the Secretariat, as introduced, after the police stopped them close to the Rajarathinam Stadium at Egmore the place they’d assembled.
Mr. Annamalai advised journalists that his social gathering would organise a present of energy by mobilising over 10 lakh folks in Tiruchi to stress the federal government to scale back the costs of petrol and diesel. The BJP would first organise a quick in all 60 social gathering districts if the federal government failed to chop the costs in 20 days. “Do what you have promised in your election manifesto and we are not asking for anything extra,” he mentioned.
After 30 days, BJP employees throughout the State would assemble in Tiruchi and press the federal government to carry down the worth. “We will march towards Fort St. George if the government does not reduce the prices. You [the DMK government] agreed to bring down the price of petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reduced the prices twice and the cumulative reduction is ₹14.5 a litre of petrol and ₹17 a litre of diesel. Tamil Nadu has reduced the price [of petrol] by ₹3 just for the sake of it,” Mr. Annamalai mentioned.
He mentioned folks wouldn’t settle for the justifications of the DMK authorities. “We are giving a warning to the government. Reduce the prices and lighten the burden on the common man,” he mentioned.
According to him, the Centre had made achievements in eight years, however the one yr of DMK rule had develop into a bitter expertise. “In four days, I will come out with details of corruption in wind power generation,” he mentioned.
Earlier, the BJP employees staged an indication on Rukhmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore. Vehicular visitors was not allowed on the highway and visitors was additionally affected on the adjoining highway. Numerous policemen have been posted to forestall any untoward incident and iron barricades have been erected to forestall the protesters from taking out the procession. Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses and police automobiles have been parked across the venue to arrest the protesters.
The protesters chanted slogans in opposition to the federal government.
After the protest, Mr. Annamalai, accompanied by different BJP leaders, walked just a few yards and have been prevented by the police. However, a near-stampede unfolded on the highway and lots of of them adopted their chief. They additionally tried to sit down on the highway because the police blocked them. In the melee, a chappal was hurled on the police and the protesters from the facet. However, the scenario was introduced below management and Mr. Annamalai and different leaders walked again to their automobiles. The crowd later dispersed.
Source: www.thehindu.com
