On the other hand Rajah was in favour of bringing back the dismissed leader V K Sasikala. The move was ahead of the inner-party elections for the posts of Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator, for which only the existing leaders in the respective positions O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palniswamy have filed nominations. Read moreĪs part of its continuous dismissal of everyone who speaks against the party leadership, former minister and prominent face of the minority community Anwar Rajah was removed from the AIADMK for criticising the leadership for its BJP ties. Farmers held a protest in Cuddalore district reiterating the state level demand to carry out a survey of the loss and to provide compensation to all farmers affected by the rains without any disparity in crop. The rains have taken a toll on small-scale industries, and has led to more crop damage this week. However, the rains moved down south lashing Madurai, Coimbatore Kanyakumari and other districts.ĭespite rains receding in Chennai and the neighbouring districts, life has not resumed to normal conditions due to continued water logging. Halfway through the week, many districts in northern Tamil Nadu got respite from heavy rains.
They say that such a move would dilute the already neglected provisions of the construction workers’ welfare law.
The striking workers are demanding that the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996 concerning their welfare board should not be codified under the Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions. The main concern of the state is about retaining its power in controlling the dams, autonomy, and ownership of the assets.Īs part of the all-India call for a two-day strike of construction workers under the banner of the Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI), district-level demonstrations were held across Tamil Nadu on December 2 and 3. In 2018 Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution demanding proper consultation with the states before arriving at a decision. The Bill was however passed by the BJP and its allies in the upper house of the Parliament.ĬMStalin issued a statement strongly condemning the Union government stating that the Bill was detrimental to federal principles and the move was nothing but authoritarian in nature. The DMK, AIADMK, Communist parties, MDMK, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) have unitedly opposed the Dam Safety Bill saying that it affected the state's rights.
On December 4, 731 people tested positive, and exactly a week ago 736 fresh cases were logged the total number of reported deaths are 6 and 9 respectively.ĭespite the rains 20.98 lakh people were vaccinated across Tamil Nadu in the 13th mega COVID-19 vaccination camp held on December 5. However, fresh COVID-19 cases are relatively static in the state. NewsClick brings you a round up of the happenings this week.Ĭoncerns of possible COVID-19 clusters in schools have risen after 27 students of a private school in Tiruppur district tested positive for the virus this week.Īdditionally, four international passengers who landed in Tamil Nadu have tested positive for COVID-19 amid the Omicron scare, and they are awaiting genome sequencing to identify the variant. Notably, the MDMK is a split-away from the DMK opposing dynastic politics. The disgruntled party functionaries of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) have shown interest to join the DMK after the recent elevation of its leader Vaiko’s son Durai Vaiyapuri as the MDMK headquarters secretary. In the protest held in Jayankondam town of Ariyalur district, the party’s state-level leader Aghoram was reportedly using abusive words against CM Stalin and was arrested by the police for the same. Ironically, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a protest demanding the Tamil Nadu government to reduce petrol and diesel prices on December 1. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to his counterpart M K Stalin urging him to ensure that shutters of the dam are opened “only after sufficient warnings” and “during daytime”. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu released water from the Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki without proper intimation to Kerala, which led to flooding of residential areas in the middle of the night on December 2. Political parties from Tamil Nadu, including the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), unitedly challenged the Dam Safety Bill in the Rajya Sabha on December 2.