Chennai: Speaking in the Assembly debate on the budget, DMDK member Premalatha Vijayakant said: Virudhachalam should be declared a separate district.
Since the paddy crops grown by farmers are lying in the open without being procured, lakhs of farmers have been affected. Therefore, the government should take immediate action to procure the paddy crops.
The demand to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the Cauvery issue and the Mekedatu matter has been repeatedly raised.
A meeting of Tamil Nadu MPs, chaired by the Chief Minister, is set to be held regarding the protection of Tamil Nadu's rights.
It is not known how many MPs will take part in this. There is no need to oppose the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister holding talks with the Karnataka Chief Minister regarding the Cauvery issue. It is not wrong for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to meet the Karnataka Chief Minister on behalf of Tamil Nadu farmers.
When DMDK founder Vijayakanth was the Leader of the Opposition, he went to Delhi with an all-party delegation and met Prime Minister Modi to discuss various issues concerning Tamil Nadu.
Similarly, Chief Minister Vijay should also, without regard to party differences, go with an all-party delegation and meet Prime Minister Modi regarding the Cauvery and Mekedatu issues. He said this.
