Chennai: DMK working president M.K. Stalin on Monday accused the state police of focusing on protection to the ruling party MLAs and suppressing the Opposition instead of concentrating on maintenance of law and order.
The leader of Opposition who visited Ennore and met the parents of three-year-old girl child, who was murdered, said girl children are facing several atrocities under the AIADMK government. A girl was raped and murdered in Ariyalur and a 7-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and murdered in Porur, he said.
But, the police guarded the ruling party MLAs in Koovathur resort, he said and alleged that the government had used police personnel to assault and throw away the DMK members in the Assembly. It is a shame that the police are not in a position to provide protection to women and maintain law and order, he said.
When he was asked about the closure of 500 Tasmac shops announced by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisami, Stalin said let him sign any number of schemes, but he should prevent the rape and murder of girl children. Echoing the view of Stalin, CPI state secretary R. Muitharasan said the police had spent most of their time in giving protection to political leaders, ministers, MLAs and MPs, besides their offices and residences.
A large number of police is needed to prevent the MLAs from indulging in violence inside the Assembly and to safeguard them from violence, he noted. Despite strong deployment of police were not able to protect Speaker P. Dhanapal, he said and added that several crimes are occurring while the parties are indulging in power struggle.
The government should come forward to maintain law and order and ensure protection for people, Mutharasan said.
