AIADMK stages protest against power tariff and property tax hike

Condemning the state government for increasing electricity tariff, property taxes, milk and other commodities prices, scores of AIADMK cadre led by party MLA RB Udhayakumar staged a protest demonstration at Usilampatti in Madurai district on Tuesday.

Addressing the gathering, Udhayakumar said the lives of common people were severely affected by such increase in consumer utility services and the government has failed to protect the public.

With the unprecedented hike in property taxes, people were destined to sell off their property to remit tax as it had become too costly for them. Further criticising the ruling party, he said the construction of a library named after M Karunanidhi in Madurai was only by far the biggest ever achievement by Chief Minister MK Stalin during this 18-month regime. The other achievement is to make his son Udhayanidhi Stalin a Minister. No other development scheme has been launched in the interest of Madurai, he said.

While the Chief Minister is much more concerned about the library coming up in Madurai in this digital realm, he seldom bothered about the AIIMS project in Madurai. Now, people in the state are burdened with tax woes and increase in electricity charges and they have been expecting the AIADMK to come back to power. Several schemes in effect during the previous AIADMK-led government have been discontinued by this government, he added.