A shutdown has been called in the state.
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According to Livemint, almost 3 lakh lorries will keep off the roads till 6 PM as the lorry owners and drivers will take part in the bandh. Karnataka establishments in Tamil Nadu, including banks and hotels, are being given strong protection.
Large number of policemen were deployed outside bus stands, railway stations and other places.
Thanjavur (TN): #TamilNaduBandh over #CauveryIssue disrupts normal life, shops and schools remain closed. As per TV reports, few private schools have stared the function despite a strike call by the association.
The vegetable wholesale market in Koyambedu here was closed. “The state government shall prepare a report on the police reports and other information that may be available to it and shall file a petition including its report in the high court or the Supreme Court as the case may be for the court in question to take suo motu action”, the SC had said in 2009.
Privately-owned fuel outlets remained shut but those owned by the oil marketing companies were functioning.
The ruling AIADMK is silent on whether to extend support for the strike.
The unions have also called for a rail and road “roko”, in which they will attempt to stop all vehicular traffic and railways from plying in the state.
Ahead of her detention, Kanimozhi said that the centre should have convened an all-party meeting in order to resolve the Cauvery issue.
The central government is not setting up the Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulatory Authority.
In Chennai, the DMDK party is holding a hunger strike, while its founder A. Vijaykant citing health reasons did not participate in the protest as announced earlier.
Ahead of the DMK protest at Anna Salai, Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu assembly MK Stalin was detained. DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, who staged a road roko on arterial Anna Salai along with DMK supporters, was later detained by police in a marriage hall.
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In the neighbouring Puducherry too shops remained closed, while the government buses operated in lower numbers and private transport services remained off the roads. Find us on Facebook too!
