Chennai: The main opposition DMK, sources say, is going to raise a string of issues, especially NEET, in the State Assembly today.
“Yesterday itself Thalapathi (DMK president M K Stalin) wanted to talk about NEET suicides. But he was denied permission by the Speaker. Since it was first day, he did not push it further. But today, the issue will be raised strongly,” sources said.
The Tamilnadu Assembly session which was convened Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic was adjourned after passing condolence resolutions.
For the first time in ten years, the Assembly session has been convened outside the Fort St George due to coronavirus.
The venue for the three-day brief session was shifted to ensure physical distancing between the legislators. The entire Kalaivanar Arangam on the Wallajah Road came under tight security in view of the Assembly session with the deployment of a large number of police personnel.
The Assembly session proceedings began at 10 am as usual. As soon as the session began Leader of Opposition Stalin rose to raise some issues. However, Speaker P Dhanapal denied him permission saying that “only condolence resolutions will be passed today”.
Following this condolence resolutions were adopted mourning the deaths of former President Pranab Mukherjee, DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, Congress MP H Vasanthakumar and those who died of coronavirus.
The House also condoled the deaths of 21 former legislators who had died since the previous Assembly session after which the House was adjourned for the day.