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‘Not given chance to speak’: AIADMK MLAs stage walkout from Tamil Nadu Assembly

‘Not given chance to speak’: AIADMK MLAs stage walkout from Tamil Nadu Assembly

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The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs on Monday staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly after claiming that they were not permitted to raise issues during the Zero Hour, which led to a brief disruption in the House proceedings. The opposition has been pressing for an urgent debate in the Assembly over the incident, citing concerns regarding worker safety and environmental impact in the affected area. (PTI ) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said the opposition was denied an opportunity to speak despite repeated requests to highlight public issues. Also Read| ‘Leadership is not arrogance’: Another AIADMK MLA quits, takes a swipe at EPS He stated, “In the zero hour today, the Speaker have not allowed us to speak. So we have walked out. We are not given a chance to speak inside the assembly. We asked the speaker to give us a chance to speak on the issues of the public. We are denied the chance to speak.” Further, DMK and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLAs also …

No exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET as President declined resolution, CM MK Stalin tells state Assembly

No exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET as President declined resolution, CM MK Stalin tells state Assembly

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The resolution seeking exemption for Tamil Nadu from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has been declined by the President, Chief Minister MK Stalin told the Assembly on Friday. Nevertheless, the state would continue its struggle to abolish the NEET, he said and announced that an all-political party meeting has been convened on April 9, in this regard, according to a PTI report. CM MK Stalin informed the House on the latest development by terming the rejection as a “dark chapter in federalism”, and accused the Centre of disregarding the will of Tamil Nadu people and the Assembly bill, too. “Despite the Tamil Nadu government furnishing all necessary clarifications through various ministries, the Union government has now rejected the exemption from NEET,” Stalin said. What was the resolution The Tamil Nadu Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution opposing the NEET in August last year. The resolution urged the central government to repeal NEET and restore the previous practice of medical admissions based on class 12 marks, followed before the implementation of NEET. Several regional …

A more conciliatory approach – The Hindu

A more conciliatory approach – The Hindu

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AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami addresses the party cadre at a meeting in Attur in Salem district. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who burnt his fingers during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by not stitching up an alliance with several anti-DMK parties, seems to be changing tack regarding the BJP. This was evident last week in Attur in Salem district. A journalist asked whether the AIADMK was holding talks with the BJP for an alliance for the 2026 Assembly elections. Mr. Palaniswami said that the AIADMK’s goal was to defeat its “only enemy”, the DMK, and that the party was looking “to harvest all votes against the DMK…” Till recently, Mr. Palaniswami had maintained that the AIADMK would form a “formidable alliance” and fight the elections without any electoral understanding with the BJP, as it did in 2024. His party has so far been soft on the latest entrant to Tamil Nadu politics, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam …