Listing various instances of irregularities and anarchy indulged in by the ruling party in connivance with the ADMK regime on the very first day of filing nominations in the conduct of elections to co-operative institutions in the state, DMK President Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi said that the DMK decided to boycott the elections realising before hand that such anti-democratic manoeuvres would be resorted to. “Of course, Tamil Nadu will witness many more jokes the ADMK regime and the ruling party will enact in this election”, he added.
In his epistle to Party cadre on March 30, Kalaignar said the ADMK regime announced the conduct of elections to cooperative bodies in five phases from April 5 without bothering about the plight of farmers all over the state expecting drought relief in full and for all.
The ADMK regime brought an amendment to Co-operatives Act with the motive of enrolling only ADMK cadre in cooperatives according to which new members could be enrolled through ‘general bodies’ when they were under the administration of special officers. From the very hasty moves to conduct cooperative polls by the regime, it was very clear that they wanted to encroach cooperative bodies against all democratic norms and irregularities. Hence the DMK decided to boycott these polls which had no place for fairness and honesty. As if to prove its decision there were reports of how the elections were conducted by this regime.
* In the election for Salem district child welfare orgainsers and assistants women cooperative credit and thrift society, 7 filed nomination from ADMK and 9 from CITU affiliated TN Anganwadi staff and assistants union. But a notice stating that all ADMK nominees had been elected unanimously was displayed on the society’s notice board.
* CPM area secretary G.M.Nagarajan who went to complain about refusal to give nomination forms for contesting election to K.Pudupatti Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank was horribly attacked by ADMK men and admitted in hospital with injuries.
* in a statement issued by CPM Thanjavur district secretary K. Neelamegam, it was stated that though it was announced that filing of nomination would start on March 29 for first phase elections to Primary agricultural cooperative banks in villages, most of the offices of these banks were not at all opened on that date. They refuse to give nomination papers even if offices were opened in some places and said that there were oral instructions to receive only those given by ruling party men.
* Those who went to file nominations in the society in Vikramam village in Madukkur union were asked to meet the union secretary of the ruling party.
* Opportunity to contest elections to societies in Madukkur, Mandalkkottai, irangadu, Veppangulam etc.,
* Besides refusing to give nomination forms in societies of Devanaanjeri, Cholapuram and Thirupparambiyam in Kumbakonam union ruling partymen ganged up and quarreled. Cooperative employees say that they would give nomination forms in the afternoon but lock the office and go away.
* They refuse to give nomination forms in Bharathnkottai society in Tiruvonam union
* Ruling partymen are trying to conduct fraudulent elections in Primary agricultural cooperative banks with the help of officers.
* Nutritious meal workers alleged that functionaries of Karur district ADMK were resorting to anarchy in the elections to Karur district all nutritious meal workers cooperative thrift and credit society.
* When nominations papers were demanded in the office of Karur district all nutritious meal workers cooperative thrift and credit society, two ADMK functionaries seated there directed that none should be given and only if they enquire over phone and say the forms should be given, and officials also refused to give.
* CPM activists resorted to picketing of road when officers of Samayanallur Primary agricultural cooperative society refused to give them nomination forms and following the intervention of police the stir was withdrawn. But when they went to file nomination papers, over 300 ADMK cadre had prevented them from filing the forms and one Malayalam, an ADMK cadre’s brother had snatched the form filed by T.Ramamurthy and went away. All these anarchies were passively witnessed by the police.
* In the election for Vellore CMC cooperative society, a demonstration was held against cancelling the voting rights of 240 workers.
* P.Saravanan, a visually handicapped, working as an assistant in Government public library in Dharmapuri is also the working president of their union and a leading functionary of Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association. Being a social worker he is a member for the past 20 years of the Public library cooperative thrift and credit society and was elected as director in the election held in 2008. He has filed his nomination paper for the present election on March 29. Election officer Loganathan refused to receive his papers and also threatened to reject his papers as he was blind. After stiff opposition he delayed and unwillingly received his nomination for the poll.
In his epistle to Party cadre on March 30, Kalaignar said the ADMK regime announced the conduct of elections to cooperative bodies in five phases from April 5 without bothering about the plight of farmers all over the state expecting drought relief in full and for all.
The ADMK regime brought an amendment to Co-operatives Act with the motive of enrolling only ADMK cadre in cooperatives according to which new members could be enrolled through ‘general bodies’ when they were under the administration of special officers. From the very hasty moves to conduct cooperative polls by the regime, it was very clear that they wanted to encroach cooperative bodies against all democratic norms and irregularities. Hence the DMK decided to boycott these polls which had no place for fairness and honesty. As if to prove its decision there were reports of how the elections were conducted by this regime.
* In the election for Salem district child welfare orgainsers and assistants women cooperative credit and thrift society, 7 filed nomination from ADMK and 9 from CITU affiliated TN Anganwadi staff and assistants union. But a notice stating that all ADMK nominees had been elected unanimously was displayed on the society’s notice board.
* CPM area secretary G.M.Nagarajan who went to complain about refusal to give nomination forms for contesting election to K.Pudupatti Primary Agricultural Cooperative Bank was horribly attacked by ADMK men and admitted in hospital with injuries.
* in a statement issued by CPM Thanjavur district secretary K. Neelamegam, it was stated that though it was announced that filing of nomination would start on March 29 for first phase elections to Primary agricultural cooperative banks in villages, most of the offices of these banks were not at all opened on that date. They refuse to give nomination papers even if offices were opened in some places and said that there were oral instructions to receive only those given by ruling party men.
* Those who went to file nominations in the society in Vikramam village in Madukkur union were asked to meet the union secretary of the ruling party.
* Opportunity to contest elections to societies in Madukkur, Mandalkkottai, irangadu, Veppangulam etc.,
* Besides refusing to give nomination forms in societies of Devanaanjeri, Cholapuram and Thirupparambiyam in Kumbakonam union ruling partymen ganged up and quarreled. Cooperative employees say that they would give nomination forms in the afternoon but lock the office and go away.
* They refuse to give nomination forms in Bharathnkottai society in Tiruvonam union
* Ruling partymen are trying to conduct fraudulent elections in Primary agricultural cooperative banks with the help of officers.
* Nutritious meal workers alleged that functionaries of Karur district ADMK were resorting to anarchy in the elections to Karur district all nutritious meal workers cooperative thrift and credit society.
* When nominations papers were demanded in the office of Karur district all nutritious meal workers cooperative thrift and credit society, two ADMK functionaries seated there directed that none should be given and only if they enquire over phone and say the forms should be given, and officials also refused to give.
* CPM activists resorted to picketing of road when officers of Samayanallur Primary agricultural cooperative society refused to give them nomination forms and following the intervention of police the stir was withdrawn. But when they went to file nomination papers, over 300 ADMK cadre had prevented them from filing the forms and one Malayalam, an ADMK cadre’s brother had snatched the form filed by T.Ramamurthy and went away. All these anarchies were passively witnessed by the police.
* In the election for Vellore CMC cooperative society, a demonstration was held against cancelling the voting rights of 240 workers.
* P.Saravanan, a visually handicapped, working as an assistant in Government public library in Dharmapuri is also the working president of their union and a leading functionary of Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association. Being a social worker he is a member for the past 20 years of the Public library cooperative thrift and credit society and was elected as director in the election held in 2008. He has filed his nomination paper for the present election on March 29. Election officer Loganathan refused to receive his papers and also threatened to reject his papers as he was blind. After stiff opposition he delayed and unwillingly received his nomination for the poll.
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