The DMK cadre staged a demonstration condemning the government for its failure to get sugar mills clear their cane dues to farmers.
The protesters also criticised the government for not fixing the just price for the cane. Sugarcane issue is one of the many issues on which the protest was organised in front of office of Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) here on Friday.
E.V. Velu led the protest
Former Minister and secretary of Tiruvannamalai South District unit of DMK E.V. Velu led the demonstration.
Other issues highlighted in the protest include shooting up of prices of essential commodities and doubling of water tax levied by Tiruvannamalai Municipality.
The protesters also demanded 100 per cent implementation of Under Ground Sewage Scheme (UGSS) in Tiruvannamalai Municipality and to regulate deposit amount collected under the scheme, to operate emergency ward of the Government Tiruvannamalai Medical College Hospital on the premises where erstwhile government hospital functioned.
Former Minister and DMK audit committee member K. Pichandi, district presidium chairman of the party D. Venugopal, party’s assets protection committee secretary P.S. Thiruvenkatam, party secretariat member R. Sridharan, state engineers’ wing deputy secretary K. Karunanidhi, former District Chairman M.P. Giri and district deputy secretaries Savalpoondi Sundaresan participated.
