Comments
45 AIADMK MPs today went on a fast in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament complex here protesting the "delay" in granting bail to their party supremo Jayalalithaa convicted and arrested in a graft case.
The lawmakers observed a seven-hour fast from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, demanding "justice" for Jayalalithaa on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
"The aim of the fast is to draw the nation's attention to the delay in granting bail to our leader. The judgement was given on Saturday, which was followed by Dussehra holidays," AIADMK Parliamentary Party leader P Venugopal said.
Wondering why there was "delay" in hearing her bail plea, he demanded Jayalalithaa be granted "immediate relief as per law".
Jayalalithaa was sentenced to four years in jail in an 18-year-old corruption case and fined Rs 100 crore by a special court in Bangalore on September 27.
The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister did not get any immediate relief from the Karnataka High Court which deferred until October 7 a hearing on her plea for bail.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.