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New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Disabled people protest in Chennai for hike in monthly aid
CHENNAI: Demanding an increase in financial assistance for persons with disabilities (PwDs) and employment under the MGNREGA scheme, members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) staged protest in Chennai on Tuesday. Protesters were detained by the police in marriage halls, while many others were placed under preventive detention in various districts to prevent them from reaching Chennai. 'The monthly financial aid for PwDs in TN starts from Rs 1,500, whereas in Andhra Pradesh, it begins from Rs 6,000. We want the state government to increase the amount on a par with AP Additionally, over one lakh applications submitted to the revenue and differently-abled departments are still awaiting approval,' said S Namburajan, state vice-president of TARATDAC. The association also urged the government to ensure 100 days of employment to PwDs under the MGNREGA and revoke the recent order mandating eight hours of work. Namburajan said over 6,000 protesters were detained in halls without adequate water and toilet facilities. The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled condemned the detentions, calling the move 'insensitive.' 'This action by the TN police is utterly reprehensible,' the organisation said in a statement. The CPM also slammed the police's alleged high-handedness in handling the protest.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- The Hindu
Protesters demanding increase in social security aid detained
Chennai Over 1,000 members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of all Types of Differently Abled & Caregivers (TARATDAC) were detained by the police while protesting for a raise in the social security allowance here on Tuesday. The members were later released. According to TARATDAC members, they had organised the protest in order to highlight demands related to livelihood, employment, and social security. These included provision of jobs to those registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and a promise of eight hours of work instead of the present four hours. They also demanded that the Revenue and Differently-Abled Welfare departments provide immediate assistance to those concerned. The members were arrested at CMBT-Koyambedu, Kamarajar Road, and Egmore Railway station. TARATDAC president Jhansi said the protests would continue until talks with the department officials are held.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
CPM slams 'highhanded' police action against differently-abled in Dharmapuri
The CPM slammed police and the DMK government for its action against members of the differently-abled community. Scores of differently-abled persons were deboarded from Chennai-bound buses and were arrested in a late-night crackdown on the protesters set to participate in the protests called by the TARATDAC (Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently-Abled and Caregivers) here on Monday night. Tuesday's protests witnessed differently-abled persons steadfastly refusing to budge and eventually being picked up and held under arrest in Dharmapuri and was held in response to a call by TARATDAC for peaceful assembly in Chennai. The TARATDAC had called for an assembly of the differently-abled in Chennai on Tuesday to highlight the long-standing demands of the disability rights organisation – starting with enhanced disability pension proportionate to the degrees of disability; reducing the number of working hours for the differently abled; and guaranteeing of employment for differently-abled under the MGNREGS. On Monday night, hundreds of differently-abled people had boarded over 8 government buses to Chennai, while many had already left buses from Harur and other parts of the district. However, the Dharmapuri district police landed at the bus stand to prevent the buses from taking off, according to the TARATDAC members. The Communist Party of India(Marxist) slammed the police and the DMK government alleging highhanded action. In a bid to prevent mobilisation, district police here blockaded over 8 government buses Chennai-bound to participate in the protests called by the TARATDAC, says R. Sisubalan, district secretary, CPM. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sisubalan slammed the police action. 'The highhandedness of the district police is condemnable. The right to peaceful assembly, unionisation, and all of which are guaranteed under the constitution. The entire night, the differently-abled members were put to immense hardship by the actions of the police.'
