Tamil Nadu elections: MK Stalin publishes DMK manifesto with party colleagues.
Chennai:
Free computer tablets with data card for students, free local public transport for women, reservation of 75% of jobs for people of Tamil origin, fuel price reduction and financial assistance of 25,000 rupees to one lakh of people going in pilgrimage to the main Hindu temples. among more of the top promises from the DMK poll unveiled today as the party prepares to put up an uphill battle against ruling AIADMK. DMK chief MK Stalin released the manifesto this afternoon, which he said has more than 500 poll promises.
The party, which has been holding protests against the NEETs, will introduce a law against the entrance medical examination in the first session of the assembly, he said.
MK Stalin’s DMK, which is contesting 180 of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, hopes to “win big” with its ally Congress, which will contest 25 seats.
In his manifesto, he has tried to cover fundamental grievances and civic issues. A law will be passed to set aside 75 percent of jobs in industrial houses for locals if the DMK is voted into power, 68-year-old MK Stalin said today while publishing the manifesto. Amid rising fuel prices across the country, the DMK promised a cut in gasoline prices by 5 rupees and 4 rupees in diesel prices. He also promised a 100 rupee subsidy for cooking gas cylinders.
For women, the government job pool will rise from 30% to 40%, she said, as she promised an allocation of Rs 1 billion to restore Hindu shrines, and Rs 200 million for the restoration of mosques and churches, and a walk. in the salary of the priests of the temple.
It has also promised piped water supplies in Chennai and metro trains for Salem and Coimbatore and new airports in Hosur and elsewhere. People with disabilities will receive smart cards, free transportation and tricycles. Steps will be taken to save the state capital from flooding, the party promised.
While the elderly will receive an aid of 1,500 rupees, those who lost their livelihoods will receive an aid of 4,000 rupees; 50 lakh students will receive skills development support.
He also promised a loan of Rs 20 lakh for unemployed graduates to become entrepreneurs.
500 Kalaignar canteens will also be set up to feed the poor, named after the patriarch of DMK Karunanidhi.
Hitting rival AIADMK, MK Stalin said the party, when elected, will establish a separate tribunal to investigate corruption charges against AIADMK ministers. The assembly sessions will be broadcast live, if the DMK is elected, MK Stalin said.
The party will work to declare the classic Tamil-language text Tirukkural a national book.
A separate budget for agriculture is also among the highlights.
Tamil Nadu votes in one phase on April 6; The results will be published on May 2.
At the beginning of last week, in giving his ten-year vision for the state, MK Stalin had promised “an allocation of 1,000 rupees to housewives.”
A separate department would resolve the complaints received by him as part of his promise to resolve them within 100 days of government formation, he said today.
The state is five million rupees in debt and the manifesto also promises the establishment of a high-level committee to study and improve the state’s economy.
The manifesto, however, does not give any roadmap for mobilizing funds for these schemes.
Calling the DMK manifesto the party’s “second hero”, the party chief today reiterated his late father’s signature slogan: “We say what we would do and we would do what we say.”
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