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DMK Criticizes Vijay’s Party for Not Naming BJP Government
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders were detained after a protest in Delhi.
They were asking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Vijay’s party, TVK, said the arrests were wrong but did not name the BJP government.
The DMK said TVK should have named the government it holds responsible.
DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan said Delhi Police made the arrests and is controlled by the Union government.
He also criticized Vijay’s government over power cuts and problems affecting farmers.
He blamed the government for rising prices and raised concerns about murders in the state.
These complaints were made by the DMK spokesperson.
The DMK criticized Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s TVK for condemning Rahul Gandhi’s arrest without naming the BJP government.
TVK had called the arrest of Gandhi and other opposition MPs objectionable and said heavy-handed approaches should stop.
The arrests followed an October 6 protest in Delhi seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan said Delhi Police, under the Union government’s control, detained Gandhi as he headed to meet the CEC.
Elangovan also criticized the state government over power cuts, Kuruvai crop losses, rising prices and law and order.
- Who
- The DMK, through spokesperson T K S Elangovan, criticized Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s TVK over its response to Rahul Gandhi’s arrest.
- What
- The DMK said TVK condemned the arrest but failed to explicitly name the BJP government.
- Where
- The protest and detentions took place in Delhi; the criticism concerned the Tamil Nadu government and its response.
- When
- The protest and arrests were reported as taking place on October 6; the DMK criticism was made on Thursday.
- Why
- The DMK argued that TVK should identify the BJP government as responsible for Delhi Police’s detention of Gandhi and other opposition leaders.
DMK criticism
TVK response
Who was responsible for the arrests?
DMK criticism
The DMK said TVK should explicitly name the BJP government, arguing that Delhi Police is under the Union government’s control.
TVK response
TVK condemned the arrests as objectionable but, according to the DMK, did not identify the authorities responsible.
How the arrests should be characterized
DMK criticism
The DMK described Gandhi’s detention as an action by the BJP-led Union government that prevented him from meeting the CEC.
TVK response
TVK said the manner of the arrests was highly objectionable and that heavy-handed approaches should be given up.
Key facts
- Detention date
- October 6
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- TVK response
- Called the arrests objectionable and urged an end to heavy-handed approaches
- DMK spokesperson
- T K S Elangovan
- Police involved
- Delhi Police
- Other issues raised
- Power cuts, Kuruvai crop losses, rising commodity prices and law and order
Quotes
T K S Elangovan
DMK spokesperson
“It is the fundamental right of every political party to meet the CEC, but this government is not allowing the Leader of the Opposition to do so. Whom should be blamed? The arrest was made by the Delhi Police, which comes under the control of the BJP-led Union government.”
deccanchronicle.com
“Who arrested Rahul Gandhi? They should condemn and explicitly mention the name of the BJP government.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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