‘State govt. should ensure all government buses are in good condition’

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CPI(M) State caput   P. Shanmugam addressing a relation  astatine  the enactment      bureau   successful  Sivaganga connected  Monday.

CPI(M) State caput P. Shanmugam addressing a relation astatine the enactment bureau successful Sivaganga connected Monday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR

“Tamil Nadu authorities should guarantee that the authorities buses operated successful the State are successful a bully signifier to debar aboriginal accidents,” said CPI(M) State caput P. Shanmugam.  

He visited the families of the victims who mislaid their lives in the bus mishap in Sivaganga on Sunday.  

Speaking to journalists present connected Monday, helium added that the authorities should besides see expanding the compensation of ₹3 lakh granted to the families successful cases of unnatural deaths similar accidents to astatine slightest ₹10 lakh.  

While ₹3 lakh magnitude was fixed respective years ago, now, considering the changed times and economical developments, the magnitude should beryllium accrued suitably, helium added.  

“Since respective of the injured passengers had galore costly objects and currency during the accident, officials should beryllium deployed to enactment down the details of missing objects and they should beryllium compensated accordingly,” Mr. Shanmugam appealed.  

The cyclone Ditwah which has caused maximum harm to the properties and infrastructures successful Sri Lanka, has besides submerged adjacent to 4 lakh acres of farmland successful Delta portion successful the State, he noted.  

Thanking the State authorities for their punctual enactment to the land country, Mr. Shanmugam demanded astatine slightest ₹35,000 per acre for the affected paddy farmers.  

“Citing the earthy catastrophe that has washed distant afloat grown crops, the Tamil Nadu authorities should question alleviation funds from the Union authorities to transportation retired corrective measures successful the region,” helium added.  

Commenting connected Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s petition to alteration the sanction of Raj Bhavan to Lok Bhavan, helium said, thing was going to reverse conscionable by changing the name.  

“When the Governor cannot enactment according to the Constitution than what bully is it going to hap successful conscionable giving it a flashy name,” helium questioned.  

With a person presumption of the existent governmental concern now, there will be a four-cornered contestation successful the upcoming Assembly election. “Though thing tin beryllium confirmed now, we are wide that our basal is opposing the ‘fascist’ BJP government,” helium noted.  

Rejecting immoderate aboriginal confederation with Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, helium clarified they were wide with their ideology and allies.  

Mr. Shanmugam charged the cardinal BJP authorities for rejecting metro projects successful Coimbatore and Madurai. “Both the districts with a increasing system would surely witness a definite maturation erstwhile the nationalist transport system is good connected,” helium added.  

Saying that it was a planned rejection, helium questioned wherefore the aforesaid task was approved for cities similar Pune wherever the colonisation was less than 20 lakh.  

Published - December 01, 2025 08:34 p.m. IST

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