Assembly should be a platform to discuss people's problems:CPI

Criticising members of both the ruling AIADMK and opposition DMK for raising individual problems in the House, CPI today urged party MLAs of these parties to use the platform to discuss issues faced by the people.
During the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected MLAs, both the AIADMK and DMK appeared keen to work together.
However, the beginning of the session was not rather cordial, CPI State Secretary, R Mutharasan told reporters here.
Stating that both the Dravidian parties were found raising individual problems, he said the Assembly should instead discuss problems like increasing prices of essential commodities, including tomato, which has skyrocketed.

As issues relating to Katchaitheevu, Cauvery water dispute and construciton of a dam near Mekadatu in Karnataka have a cascading effect on people of Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take steps to address all these issues and find an amicable solution, he said.