Date:19/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/19/stories/2008111954160300.htm

Tamil Nadu

CPI workers stage demonstration

Staff Reporter

- Photo: N. Bashkaran

Yet another protest: Members of the Communist Party of India staging a demonstration near the revenue divisional office in Krishnagiri on Tuesday.

KRISHNAGIRI: Workers of the Communist Party of India staged a demonstration in front of the revenue divisional office here on Tuesday, condemning the State and Union governments’ failure to control price rise.

State-wide agitation

The demonstration was held as part of its state-wide agitation against price rise and wrong economic policies of the State and Union governments.

Slogans

Workers raised slogans against the DMK and Union governments for not initiating measures to bring down the rising prices of the essential commodities, vegetables and other products etc.

More than 100 workers, including 20 women, participated in the demonstration.

CPI District President P. Nagaraja Reddy presided over the demonstration.

CPI State Executive Committee Members D.S. Pandiyan, S. Kannu, N.V. Venkateswaran were among those who participated in the protest.