New Delhi, Apr 2: Giving a push to the already hyped political situation over the formation of
Cauvery Management Board (CMB), AIADMK Rajya Sabha MP S Muthukaruppan on Monday
submitted his resignation letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu,
accusing the Centre of ‘delaying setting up of CMB’.
Sources, however, pointed out that Mr
Muthukaruppan’s resignation may be rejected as it did not conform to the
format.
In the two-page letter written in Tamil, Mr Muthukaruppan said he was pained by Prime Minister Narendra Modi delaying the formation of Cauvery Management Board even after the Supreme Court’s verdict and this has led to his resignation.
Mr Muthukaruppan’s Rajya Sabha term ends in 2022.
The Supreme Court had, on February 16, directed the Union government to set up a CMB within six weeks. As this deadline ended on March 29, the Tamil Nadu government said it would approach the top court again.
The AIADMK members have been protesting inside and outside Parliament, since the Supreme Court verdict, demanding the formation of CMB.
In yet another turn of events, the AIADMK senior leader M Thampidurai on Monday said his party would consider moving a No-Trust Motion in Parliament against the NDA government on the Cauvery issue, if the Congress party support it.
“The DMK is an ally of the Congress. Let Sonia and Rahul Gandhi express their support. Only if the Congress support us, we will get enough numbers to move the No-Confidence Motion”, said Mr Thampidurai.
The move is seen as a bid to shift the political onus on rival DMK, after its leader MK Stalin demanded that the AIADMK support the TDP’s NO-Trust Motion against the Narendra Modi government on granting the Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, to mount pressure on the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board. UNI
In the two-page letter written in Tamil, Mr Muthukaruppan said he was pained by Prime Minister Narendra Modi delaying the formation of Cauvery Management Board even after the Supreme Court’s verdict and this has led to his resignation.
Mr Muthukaruppan’s Rajya Sabha term ends in 2022.
The Supreme Court had, on February 16, directed the Union government to set up a CMB within six weeks. As this deadline ended on March 29, the Tamil Nadu government said it would approach the top court again.
The AIADMK members have been protesting inside and outside Parliament, since the Supreme Court verdict, demanding the formation of CMB.
In yet another turn of events, the AIADMK senior leader M Thampidurai on Monday said his party would consider moving a No-Trust Motion in Parliament against the NDA government on the Cauvery issue, if the Congress party support it.
“The DMK is an ally of the Congress. Let Sonia and Rahul Gandhi express their support. Only if the Congress support us, we will get enough numbers to move the No-Confidence Motion”, said Mr Thampidurai.
The move is seen as a bid to shift the political onus on rival DMK, after its leader MK Stalin demanded that the AIADMK support the TDP’s NO-Trust Motion against the Narendra Modi government on granting the Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, to mount pressure on the Centre to set up the Cauvery Management Board. UNI
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