Stalin’s Press Release

Here is the Press release by “ M K Stalin M. K. Stalin is an Indian politician and belongs t >> Read More... ,” the opposition party leader of Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly. He has addressed it to Governor of Tamilnadu. 
Date : 18-02-2017.
To
            Hon’ble The Governor of Tamil Nadu,
Raj Bhawan,
Chennai – 32.
 
Hon’ble Governor,
           
Vanakkam. The DMK Legislature Party wishes to bring to your kind notice that as soon as the Assembly met today (18.2.2017) at 11 am to consider the Confidence Motion, we insisted secret voting . This request was made in view of the fact that a number of ADMK legislators were held as hostage in a Resort 70 kms away from Chennai and they were brought for voting under tight security and threat and that they will not be able to exercise their voting according to conscience and free will. We pleaded with the Speaker to postpone voting to a future date. The Speaker did not listen to us and tried to carry on with open voting. The Speaker adjourned the House twice. Therefore we resorted to dharna in a very peaceful manner, as the Speaker ordered expulsion of all the DMK members en bloc. The police entered into the Assembly Hall and removed us by using force, presumably under the instructions of the Speaker. Many of our members have sustained injury.

The agenda of the Speaker is to go ahead with voting and announce that the Chief Minister has succeeded in getting the confidence of the House, in the absence of the DMK members. This is totally a foul play and unconstitutional.

Therefore we request the Hon'ble Governor to restore democratic values and order postponement of the Assembly for conducting secret voting on the Confidence Motion.

            With regards,
    
                                                                 Yours sincerely,
                                                                  (M.K.STALIN)