உச்சநீதிமன்ற தீர்ப்பை மதிக்காமல் காவிரி மேலாண்மை வாரியம் அமைப்பதை காலந்தாழ்த்தி தொடர்ந்து தமிழகத்தை வஞ்சித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கும் மத்திய...

DMK working president M.K. Stalin expressed profound shock and outrage on March 11, 2018, condemning the Union government's decision to invite bids for hydrocarbon extraction blocks across Tamil Nadu, including the highly vulnerable Cauvery river basin. Stalin termed the move an act of grave duplicity, noting that while the central administration deliberately stalled the creation of the Cauvery Management Board despite clear Supreme Court directives, it acted with astonishing alacrity to license hazardous environmental drilling.

Stalin emphasized that the Cauvery delta represents the delicate ecological and agricultural backbone of the entire state. Introducing deep extraction wells threatens irreparable destruction to subterranean freshwater tables, soil fertility, and agrarian livelihoods, displacing farming communities who have cultivated these lands for centuries. He accused the central government of treating Tamil Nadu as an expendable resource corridor rather than an equal federal partner.

The DMK leader demanded the immediate cancellation of hydrocarbon bidding in agricultural zones. He called upon the state government to unequivocally reject central exploration plans and safeguard ecological heritage. Stalin pledged that the DMK will resist this destructive policy through legal and grassroots mobilizations.