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Stalin Opposes Proposed Secretariat Near Chennai Marina Beach
The TVK government wants to build a new office and Assembly complex near Marina Beach.
M.K. Stalin, the DMK leader, says the project should not go ahead.
He says the area is crowded and that fishermen could lose their livelihoods and neighborhood.
Stalin also criticized the idea of building the complex beside the sea.
He said government leaders need the building for work, not for looking at the water.
He promised that the DMK would support fishermen protesting the plan.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has also protested against the proposal.
It says the project could hurt fishermen and an environmentally vulnerable area.
DMK president M.K. Stalin opposed the TVK government's proposed Secretariat-Assembly complex at Foreshore Estate.
Stalin said the project could damage fishermen's livelihoods and their neighborhood.
He argued that a Secretariat is meant for the Chief Minister to work, not to look at the sea.
Stalin promised full DMK support for fishermen protesting the project.
CPI (M), which supports the government from outside, also protested over potential impacts on fishermen and the environment.
- Who
- DMK president M.K. Stalin, fishermen, the TVK government, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- What
- Opposition has grown to a proposed Secretariat-Assembly complex at Foreshore Estate.
- Where
- Foreshore Estate near Marina Beach in Chennai.
- When
- Monday.
- Why
- Critics say the project could harm fishermen's livelihoods, their neighborhood, and the vulnerable coastal environment.
Project opponents
Project proponents
Need for a new complex
Project opponents
Stalin says a new Secretariat is not needed in the congested coastal locality.
Project proponents
The TVK government has proposed constructing a new Secretariat-Assembly complex there.
Impact on fishermen
Project opponents
Stalin and protesting fishermen say the project could damage livelihoods and the surrounding neighborhood.
Project proponents
The article does not provide the government's response to these concerns.
Environmental concerns
Project opponents
CPI (M) says the project could affect fishermen and an environmentally vulnerable area.
Project proponents
The article does not state the government's position on the environmental objections.
Key facts
- Proposed project
- A new Secretariat-Assembly complex
- Proposed location
- Foreshore Estate near Marina Beach, Chennai
- Main critic
- M.K. Stalin, president of the DMK
- Affected community cited
- Fishermen
- Stalin's position
- The project is unnecessary in a congested locality and should not destroy fishermen's livelihoods and neighborhood.
- Other opposition
- CPI (M) has protested the plan, citing effects on fishermen and environmental vulnerability.
- Government order
- Stalin said the government had not withdrawn the order to construct the new Secretariat building.
Quotes
MK Stalin
DMK president and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
“We will crush TVK regime's arrogance which has not withdrawn the Government Order on constructing a new Secretariat building despite opposition from parties supporting it.”
deccanchronicle.com
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