CHENNAI, December 11, 2010
Karunanidhi using Dalit card to duck 2G spectrum scam: Ramakrishnan
Special Correspondent
CPI (M) State secretary asks why Chief Minister is objecting to a
probe by Joint Parliamentary Committee if he is convinced there are no
irregularities in allocation.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary G. Ramakrishnan on
Friday alleged that Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who was not able to
address the problems of ordinary Dalits, was using the "Dalit card" to
duck the 2G spectrum scam.
Addressing a public meeting here, Mr. Ramakrishnan, who had visited
the flood-affected districts such as Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam, said
the Dalits had been displaced and were living in schools after recent
rain ravaged their settlements.
"They are groping in the dark, not knowing from where the next meal
will come. There are Dalits facing discrimination in many parts of the
States. In places such as Uthapuram their entry is prevented. The
Chief Minister who is not able to address these issues, is using the
Dalit card to protect former Minister A. Raja," he said.
He asked why the Chief Minister was objecting to a probe by a Joint
Parliamentary Committee (JPC) if he was convinced that there were no
irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum.
On Karunanidhi's speeches
Recalling Mr. Karunanidhi's speeches made in the wake of spectrum
scam, Mr. Ramakrishnan said that though the Communists appreciated his
talents as writer and speaker, he would not succeed in protecting Mr.
Raja by utilising his skills.
'BJP too can't take pride'
He said the Bharatiya Janata Party too could not take any pride when
it came to clean image in politics, because its Chief Minister B.S.
Yeddyurappa was facing charges over allocation of lands in Karnataka.
CPI (M) North Chennai district secretary T.K. Shanmugam said the Chief
Minister's family was fully controlling the film world, that no
theatre in the city was ready to screen the Tamil version of the film
'Ambedkar' as it would not generate any revenue.
Probe sought
In a separate statement, Mr. Ramakrishnan sought a probe into the
alleged irregularities in the allocation of TNHB plots and flats under
government discretionary quota.
"Many allottees are wealthy people who already own houses in their
name. There are also irregularities in fixing the price," Mr.
Ramakrishnan alleged.
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