Leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin on Jun 17 alleged that the Assembly Speaker had not only failed to make proper seating arrangement for the wheel chair-bound DMK President Kalaignar to attend the House, but also had not provided a spacious office to accommodate all the 89 members of the party.
After the House was adjourned following the adoption of condolence resolution for the death of former members S. Mani, T.R.Rajaram Naidu, D.Selvaraj, N.S.Palanisamy and N.Nachimuthu Gownder and Tiruparankundram elected member Seenivel, Stalin accompanied by deputy leader Duraimurugan, whip R Chakrapani, deputy whip K.Pichandi, K.Ponmudi, E.V.Velu, J.Anbazhagan and former Ministers and members met the Speaker Dhanapal in his chamber.
Later, talking to reporters, Stalin, who is the party’s floor leader in the Assembly, said the DMK MLAs had met Speaker P. Dhanapal and requested him to make arrangements in the Assembly to facilitate Kalaignar’s movements inside the House.
“But he has not considered our request. A seat in the second row had been allotted for our leader and it is impossible for him to enter the House on his wheel chair. Our request for a spacious office to match our status as an 89-member opposition party also was not considered. We pressed for our demand once again today,” he said.
Stalin alleged that the Speaker had refused allow leaders of Opposition to address the House on the day the Chief Minister would make a reply to the Governor’s address. “We raised the issue in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC). Congress leader in the House and IUML member also made a similar demand. But the Speaker is not ready to accept our request,” he claimed.
Stalin said in the past Opposition leaders would address the House on the day Chief Minister would make a reply and it was against the rules of Assembly to change the procedure.
The DMK also demanded that three of its members were permitted to participate in debates but the Speaker said only two would be permitted. In the past all parties including the Congress, ADMK. DMK, CPI, CPM and ADMK allies were permitted to speak. But now wantonly the Speaker refused permission for three of the 89-member DMK to speak. The Speaker had been asked to review his stand.
So far no satisfactory reply came from the Speaker. He seemed to be under some compulsion. It the demands were not met the next course of action would be decided in consultation with Thalaivar Kalaignar.
Stalin also pointed out that the DMK wholeheartedly accepted the adjournment of the House to condole the death of ADMK member elect from Tiruparankundram constituency Seenivel, but recalled that the same regime and the same Chief Minister refused the same demand in 2001 when the DMK member V. Perumal from Saidapet constituency died. “It is regrettable that the magnanimity of us the opposition party is not present with those in power”, he said.
After the House was adjourned following the adoption of condolence resolution for the death of former members S. Mani, T.R.Rajaram Naidu, D.Selvaraj, N.S.Palanisamy and N.Nachimuthu Gownder and Tiruparankundram elected member Seenivel, Stalin accompanied by deputy leader Duraimurugan, whip R Chakrapani, deputy whip K.Pichandi, K.Ponmudi, E.V.Velu, J.Anbazhagan and former Ministers and members met the Speaker Dhanapal in his chamber.
Later, talking to reporters, Stalin, who is the party’s floor leader in the Assembly, said the DMK MLAs had met Speaker P. Dhanapal and requested him to make arrangements in the Assembly to facilitate Kalaignar’s movements inside the House.
“But he has not considered our request. A seat in the second row had been allotted for our leader and it is impossible for him to enter the House on his wheel chair. Our request for a spacious office to match our status as an 89-member opposition party also was not considered. We pressed for our demand once again today,” he said.
Stalin alleged that the Speaker had refused allow leaders of Opposition to address the House on the day the Chief Minister would make a reply to the Governor’s address. “We raised the issue in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC). Congress leader in the House and IUML member also made a similar demand. But the Speaker is not ready to accept our request,” he claimed.
Stalin said in the past Opposition leaders would address the House on the day Chief Minister would make a reply and it was against the rules of Assembly to change the procedure.
The DMK also demanded that three of its members were permitted to participate in debates but the Speaker said only two would be permitted. In the past all parties including the Congress, ADMK. DMK, CPI, CPM and ADMK allies were permitted to speak. But now wantonly the Speaker refused permission for three of the 89-member DMK to speak. The Speaker had been asked to review his stand.
So far no satisfactory reply came from the Speaker. He seemed to be under some compulsion. It the demands were not met the next course of action would be decided in consultation with Thalaivar Kalaignar.
Stalin also pointed out that the DMK wholeheartedly accepted the adjournment of the House to condole the death of ADMK member elect from Tiruparankundram constituency Seenivel, but recalled that the same regime and the same Chief Minister refused the same demand in 2001 when the DMK member V. Perumal from Saidapet constituency died. “It is regrettable that the magnanimity of us the opposition party is not present with those in power”, he said.
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