DMK to take part in Assembly proceedings

Chennai: The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday withdrew its decision to boycott the ongoing Assembly session, saying it did so to “uphold democracy” and perform its duties as a “constructive opposition.” A meeting of DMK MLAs and its district secretaries held under its working president and leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin took the decision, a party release said.

It was taken in order to “uphold democracy which has been trampled upon by the AIADMK government,” a resolution adopted at the meeting said. Further, DMK wanted to perform its duties as a “constructive opposition to meet people's expectations,” it added. The DMK had earlier announced boycotting the Assembly session, which started on May 29, on the Sterlite issue.