AIADMK demo on Apr 5 against property tax hike

Chennai, Apr 3 : The principal opposition AIADMK will stage a state-wide protest demonstration on April five against the ruling DMK’s decision to hike the property tax in the State. An AIADMK release here today said while party coordinator and deputy leader of the Opposition O.Panneerselvam will lead the agitation in Chennai, party co-coordinator and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K.Palaniswami will lead the stir in Tiruchi. The release said senior party leaders, former Ministers and MPs will lead the agitation in their respective districts. Yesterday, the DMK government announced hike in property tax in line with the guidelines issued by the 15th Central Finance Commission to ensure that the state gets its due share of Central funds for various schemes. GV 1400