AIADMK hits out at BJP, Congress on CMB issue

A write-up in AIADMK mouthpiece, Dr Namadhu MGR said that by declining to set up CMB, even after the apex court’s order, it was clear that the saffron party was treating Tamil Nadu with a “step-motherly attitude”.

“It is clear that the BJP-led Centre will also follow the obstinacy of Karnataka in not heeding to the directive of the Supreme Court,” the AIADMK alleged. 

It wondered about the kind of grave situation that may emerge “if common people too took a stand that they will not bow to court orders when the Centre and Karnataka governments ruled by national parties were adamant in not abiding by the Supreme Court directive.” 

AIADMK said people were aware that the convergence of stance of the Central and Karnataka governments on the issue of setting up the CMB was aimed at the 

“Karnataka Assembly electoral harvest.” “National parties like BJP and Congress imperilling India’s unity for the sake of votes and seats has led to a big concern among the lovers of the nation,” it said. Farmers of Tamil Nadu All Farmers’ Federations (TNAFF) began an indefinite fast here, urging the Centre to immediately set up CMB.

“This is an indefinite fast. We want the Centre to set up the CMB immediately,” TNAFF president P R Pandian told. Fifteen farmers, including those from the Cauvery delta districts of Tiruvarur and Tiruchirappalli, are on the fast. PMK chief Ramadoss said he would lead a protest demonstration here on October 8 to urge the Centre to immediately set up the CMB. 

“The protest is also to condemn the Centre for its betrayal of Tamil Nadu on the issue and the Tamil Nadu government for having lost the state’s rights by being negligent,” he alleged. Volunteers of All India Students Federation, affiliated to CPI, staged a protest.