Udhayanidhi Stalin Slams Arrest of Farmers Heading to Delhi

Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday strongly condemned the Maharashtra State Police for the arrest of Tamil Nadu farmers in Nagpur who were travelling to New Delhi to protest against the construction of the Mekedatu dam. 

The farmers were on their way to the national capital to stage a "siege protest" against the Water Resources Department's perceived bias in the ongoing river water dispute.

In a post on social media platform X, Udhayanidhi Stalin said, "I strongly



condemn the Maharashtra State Police for arresting Tamil Nadu farmers in Nagpur who were travelling by train to stage a siege protest in Delhi demanding that the construction of the Mekedatu dam be stopped." 

He further alleged that the protest was a response to the central authorities' handling of the Mekedatu issue. "It is in condemnation of the Water Resources Department's one-sided stance in favour of Karnataka from the very beginning on the Mekedatu issue that Tamil Nadu farmers announced the siege protest," he added.