AIADMK MLAs question govt claims, detained in Dharmapuri
: Two
MLAs and 22 party cadres were detained on Friday for disrupting a meeting chaired by tourism minister R Rajendran to review the condition of two
in the district. Rajendran, along with district collector R Sadheesh and various officials, participated in the meeting at Subramaniya Siva Cooperative Sugar Mill in Harur to discuss measures to improve the mills' performance and interact with farmers.During the meeting, AIADMK MLA Govindhasamy raised concerns and said, "During the assembly session, we were told that more than 45% of the work on setting up a
at the Subramaniya Siva Cooperative Sugar Mill was completed. But the work hasn't even begun."He said the tourism minister was lying about the project's progress. This remark triggered outrage among the
cadres present at the meeting and they began shouting at MLAs Govindhasamy and V Sampathkumar.
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AIADMK cadres retaliated, leading to a heated altercation.Following this, police escorted the two MLAs out of the meeting. They were later detained, along with 22 AIADMK cadres, at a private marriage hall. All of them were released later in the day.Speaking to reporters later in the day, Govindhasamy said, "A cogeneration unit has been a long-standing demand of farmers of Harur and Pappireddipatti who are the mill's stakeholders.
In 2023-24, Rs89 crore was sanctioned for this purpose. During the recent assembly session, it was stated that 45% of the work was completed. But where is the progress?"The MLA said he had visited the mill several times along with Harur MLA V Sampathkumar. "But we didn't see any ongoing work. When we raised this question, we were removed from the meeting and detained. The govt is lying. No work has been done there."
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