DMK stages walkout from House after row over 19-year-old’s murder
Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday led the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in a walkout after an intense exchange with the state government on the alleged lynching of a 19-year-old engineering student in Coimbatore on August 10
The Dravidian Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday, following a heated exchange with the state government over the alleged murder of a 19-year-old engineering student in Coimbatore. The incident came to light after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin moved a special motion to discuss the issue at the opening of the House.
Stalin alleged that the teenager, Amudhan, was brutally killed by a gang after providing information about drug-related activities and that his parents had also made a similar claim. Stalin further stated that amending provisions under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act were added to the case, and demanded action against Amudhan’s killers.
The state law minister, R Nirmal Kumar, responded by alleging that two separate police cases were registered in connection with the death of Amudhan. Kumar asserted that the incident was a result of a gang war and not related to the drug trade, and that the police had swiftly arrested the culprits following the registration of the cases.
He also mentioned that the chief minister, C Joseph Vijay, had ordered that the charge sheet be filed within 3 months and that progress be monitored regularly.
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