MLA stages protest inside Puducherry Assembly premises
A Puducherry legislator staged a protest at the Legislative Assembly to demand government accountability regarding recent murders and a fatal accident involving a child. The MLA argued with government officials over alleged negligence and the lack of safety measures in the region.
Why it matters
It highlights local political tensions and public dissatisfaction with law and order in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Legislator and Neyam Makkal Kazhagam founder, Nehru alias Couppussamy, on Wednesday staged a protest on the Legislative Assembly premises to highlight the law and order issues facing Puducherry.
He and his supporters sat on the portico of the Assembly and raised slogans demanding accountability from the NDA government for the recent murders. The legislator demanded adequate compensation for the family of the seven-year-old boy killed after an electric pole collapsed on him a few days ago on the Beach Promenade area.
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