DMK Lok Sabha MPs wear black robes to protest over non-allocation of funds to Tamil Nadu

DMK member G Selvam said they are protesting against Centre not releasing flood relief funds. It has been raising the issue for last few days both inside and outside Parliament.

DMK MPs TR Baalu, Kanimozhi and others stage protest at the Gandhi statue against the BJP-led Centre over alleged neglect and partiality in allocation of funds to the states, at the Parliament House complex during the Budget session, in New Delhi, Thursday | PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan

New Delhi: The DMK members on Thursday participated in Lok Sabha proceedings wearing black robes in protest against Centre over non allocation of requisite funds to Tamil Nadu in the interim budget.

“We are wearing black robes in protest against Centre not releasing flood relief funds,” DMK member G Selvam told PTI.

The DMK has been raising the issue of non-allocation of funds for the last few days both inside and outside Parliament.

Its leaders, T R Baalu and A Raja, have raised the issue during Question Hour and Zero Hour in the House. PTI PK VN VN

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