CPI will protest in front of the central government offices on January 8 demanding relief money

Chennai: The CPI on Wednesday announced that it will protest in front of the central government offices on January 8 to demand the release of disaster relief funds sought by the state government.

In a statement, CPI state secretary R Muthrasan said Chennai and its surrounding districts of Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram were severely affected by heavy rains caused by Cyclone Michuang on December 3 and 4.

In such a situation, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Thenkasi and Kanyakumari districts have been affected by the heavy rains on December 18. “Normal life of people has been severely affected due to flooding of roads and houses in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi. The area where around two crore people live has been affected, with the Chief Minister demanding the Central government to declare it a national disaster and immediately provide Rs 21,692 crore for relief operations.

However, he said that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is attacking the Tamil Nadu government and ministers and is engaged in cheap politics insulting the people of the state. “The central team has traveled extensively and surveyed the impacts of the floods. The Union Defense Minister has visited. Prime Minister Modi has assured the Chief Minister of providing necessary assistance. Despite all this, the Center The government has not provided funds. This is condemned.” To demand the release of more funds, we will protest in front of all central government offices on January 8.”