Thousands Arrested In Tamil Nadu After #RailRoko Protests Demanding A Cauvery Management Board
Rail Roko For Cauvery Management Board: Hundreds Detained Across Tamil Nadu
Members of various political parties and farmers associations were detained across Tamil Nadu on Monday when they staged rail rokos demanding that the Centre constitute a Cauvery management board immediately.
TOI
The 48-hour rail roko began on Monday morning.
Members of DMK, Congress, the constituent parties of the People's Welfare Alliance and farmers associations participated in the rail roko.
DMK treasurer and leader of the opposition M K Stalin and other party members were arrested when they tried to stage a rail roko at Perambur railway station in Chennai.
Around 3,500 DMK workers led by Stalin entered the railway station and tried to sit on the tracks. However, they were removed from the tracks and detained in community halls.
TOI
The protest slightly affected train services between Tiruvallur and Chennai Central railway stations. MLAs Thayagam Kavi and PK Sekar Babu also participated in the rail roko.
MK Stalin leads DMK's 'Rail Roko' demonstration over #CauveryIssue in Chennai. pic.twitter.com/Qc8i4a4bh3
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Around 1,500 DMK workers staged a rail roko at Korukkupet railway station in Chennai. They were detained.
#CauveryIssue: VCK stages 'Rail Roko' protest in Chennai. pic.twitter.com/BoXGs8TlMg
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Police detained at least 300 VCK workers, including its leader Thol Thirumavalavan, who staged a protested at Basin Bridge railway station.
TOI
In Thanjavur, hundreds of farmers resorted to a novel protest. They cooked rice on the railway tracks at Thanjavur railway junction and consumed. Later, police removed them from the tracks and detained. The farmers threatened that they would observe fast unto death if the Centre failed to form the CMB.
TOI
Police detained more than 50 farmers in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district while they attempted to block Kumbakonam - Thanjavur passenger train.
#CauveryIssue : Different Opposition parties stage 'Rail Roko' protest in Thanjavur (TN). pic.twitter.com/YhuSJmCkV1
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MK Stalin leads DMK's 'Rail Roko' demonstration over #CauveryIssue in Chennai. pic.twitter.com/Qc8i4a4bh3
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Members of the Desiya Thenninthiya Nathigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam, headed by its state president P Ayyakannu, blocked a goods train on the Trichy - Karur section by bringing bullocks on to the tracks.
TOI
Police detained more than 50 farmers when they tried to stage a rail roko in front of the Vaigai Express train at Poongudi railway station in Trichy district.
