CPI(M) delegation meets Stalin, submits representation
The Hindu
Delegation of CPI(M) leaders met CM M.K. Stalin, thanked him for implementing Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam. Representation submitted on slew of issues incl. Vachathi HC order, electricity tariff hike, old pension scheme & part-time teachers. CPI(M) to seek more seats from DMK in LS polls, oppose AIADMK & BJP.
A delegation of CPI(M) leaders met Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at DMK’s headquarters at Anna Arivalayam here on Sunday and submitted a representation on a slew of issues.
The party’s State secretary K. Balakrishnan; politburo member G. Ramakrishnan; executive committee member P. Shanmugam; and State secretariat member K. Kanagaraj met Mr. Stalin and thanked him for implementing the Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam and submitted a representation, said an official release.
A release from the CPI(M) said the team appreciated Mr. Stalin for giving an opportunity to those who were left out of the basic income scheme to apply for the benefit.
The party called for holding a conference for States’ rights on behalf of the INDIA bloc in Chennai. Implementation of the Madras High Court order on Vachathi, rolling back the hike in fixed charges and peak hour electricity tariff for MSMEs, implementing the old pension scheme and resolving issues of part-time teachers were among the issues highlighted in the representation, the release said.
Addressing reporters after meeting the Chief Minister, Mr. Balakrishnan said CPI(M) was a part of the INDIA bloc and would seek more seats from the DMK in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The party contested in two seats under the DMK alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
“There is no question of joining an alliance under the AIADMK after the latter snapped ties with the BJP. We will continue to oppose both these parties,” he said.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.