Parties stage protests for political mileage: Palaniswami
Chennai, June 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Wednesday said a total of 31,269 protests were held in the state in 2017 and blamed political parties and others for staging the protests to gain political mileage.
Speaking in the Assembly, Palaniswami said the protests were held by political parties, government employees, workers, students, religious organisations and others.
He said some political parties and organisations were trying to convert the state into a protest arena.
"Their true aim is to gain political mileage and not public welfare," Palaniswami said.
Citing data from the Bureau of Police Research and Development, Palniswami said 15 per cent of all protests in the country were held in Tamil Nadu.
On an average, 47 protests were held daily, he said.
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Devendra Fadnavis plays video of Islamic scholar at Pune rally, harps on 'vote jihad'
Pune, Nov 16: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis continued to raise the pitch on "vote jihad" by playing a video of Islamic scholar Sajjad Nomani at a poll rally in Pune's Bhosari area on Saturday.
It is being said that a person who votes for the BJP must be ostracised, Fadnavis claimed.
"If these people are trying to do vote jihad, if they are saying they will destabilise the government through vote jihad, then you will also have to do dharmayudh of votes," Fadnavis said.
"If these people dream that they will come to power with the help of votes from one community in the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, then you will also have to come to the battlefield," he said in a swipe at the MVA.
