Mr. Panneerselvam urged Mr. Radhakrishnan to be present in the House on Wednesday. Earlier, Mr. Radhakrishnan accused the AIADMK government of failing to take up with the Centre the hardship being faced by vendors and traders due to demonetisation, as was being done by the governments of other States. Fishermen’s woesWhile the DMK leaders did not have a readymade reply to this, Mr. Radhakrishnan went on to allege that demonetisation had severely affected fishermen, who couldn’t sell their catch due to shortage of cash. Responding to his allegation, Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar maintained that the State government had made available sufficient ATMs for fishermen after holding meetings with bankers. Mr. Radhakrishnan also questioned the delay in converting the ring road around Madurai city between Mattuthavani and Kappalur into a four-lane way and alleged that traffic flowing from southern districts to Tiruchi and Chennai suffered as a result.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2017 19:41 UTC