PMK seeks all-party meet on Mekedattu issue

Press Trust of India  |  Coimbatore 

PMK on Saturday demanded that the government convene an all-party meeting to discuss the Mekedattu issue raging between and

Besides, MLAs and MPs of all parties in the state should join together and stage a demonstration in front of Parliament on the issue, of PMK youth wing and told reportes here.

He said not visiting the cyclone-affected areas of was a betrayal of the people.

Asked about Centre's decision on snooping on people's data, Anbumani said this would eventually lead to snooping on political parties, particularly when elections were nearing.

Demanding the to immediately implement the long-pending Athikadavu-Avanashi groundwater recharge project, he said the government may announce the implementation of the project during election time.

On farmers protesting against the erection of high-power transmission lines in their farmland, Anbumani urged the government to first hold talks with the ryots and decide thereafter.

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First Published: Sat, December 22 2018. 18:10 IST