With no word from the Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao on the no-trust motion against the government, the Opposition parties are set to approach President Ram Nath Kovind. The DMK, Congress and Left parties are preparing to head to the capital on Thursday, reports ToI.
Speaking to the media in Chennai, DMK working president MK Stalin said that the President had agreed to meet the delegation at 11 am on Thursday, and alleged that the Governor had been indulging in politics all this while.
The Governor is indulging in politics, we have been saying from the beginning that the Union government is behind everything happening in Tamil Nadu. If action is not taken against Tamil Nadu government even after meeting the President, (we) will consider legal action.
Following TTV Dhinakaran's assertion within the party and over 20 MLAs pledging support to him, the Opposition has accused the EPS-OPS faction of leading a minority government. The DMK and the Congress have met the Governor and requested a floor test. They have since then constantly questioned the political turmoil within the ruling AIADMK and alleged that politics has taken precedence over public welfare.
According to reports, the President is expected to leave on a foreign tour and the DMK is looking to apprise him of the political situation in Tamil Nadu ahead of his departure. They also intend to bring up the delay caused by the Governor in calling for the no-trust motion.
“We are yet to get the President's appointment. Tamil Nadu is a big state and the political situation is not good. We want the President to take steps to tell the governor to convene the assembly," D Raja, CPI's Rajya Sabha MP said to TOI.
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