சட்டமன்ற சிறப்பு கூட்டத்தைக் கூட்டி, காவேரி மேலாண்மை வாரியம் அமைக்கவும், தமிழகத்தை வறட்சி மாநிலமாக அறிவிக்கவும் தீர்மானம் நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டும்

DMK leader M.K. Stalin urged the Tamil Nadu government on December 23, 2016, to convene an emergency special session of the Legislative Assembly. He called for unanimous resolutions directing the Union Government to establish the Cauvery Management Board immediately and formally notifying Tamil Nadu as a drought-affected state.

Stalin highlighted the catastrophic distress gripping the farming community across the Cauvery delta and southern districts following consecutive monsoon failures. With reservoirs depleted and standing crops withering, agrarian households faced unprecedented financial ruin. Stalin stressed that a collective legislative declaration was vital to secure substantial national disaster relief funds, expedite loan waivers, and enforce legal water rights awarded by tribunal orders.

The opposition leader criticized the state administration for passive correspondence that failed to produce concrete outcomes in New Delhi. He pointed out that neighboring states actively mobilized their legislatures and executive machinery to secure central allocations and safeguard regional agricultural interests. Stalin affirmed that convening the Assembly would demonstrate unified political resolve, pressuring the central authorities to release relief funds. He urged the Chief Minister to act swiftly to protect rural livelihoods from deepening collapse.