DMK president and Chief Minister M Ok Stalin on Saturday demanded that BJP chief and Union Minister Amit Shah launch an inventory of particular schemes carried out for Tamil Nadu previously 9 years by the saffron party-led Central authorities. Referring to Shah’s go to to the State on June 11 as a part of preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Stalin requested whether or not the Union Home Minister was able to spell out the schemes for Tamil Nadu. Shah is about to deal with a public assembly in Vellore and chair celebration occasions right here. “I am asking this question,” Stalin mentioned addressing a meet of celebration functionaries right here and listed the particular initiatives carried out throughout the UPA dispensation (2004-14) by which the DMK was a constituent.
“Many special schemes were brought to Tamil Nadu during the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre,” he mentioned. The first section of the Chennai Metro Rail was carried out whereas 11 per cent of the undertaking spend of the Union authorities was dropped at the State. As many as 69 vital schemes have been carried out, Tamil was declared a classical language, Central Institute of Classical Tamil was arrange, freeway tasks to the tune of Rs 56,664.21 crore have been carried out in TN and the Sethusamudram undertaking was launched, Stalin mentioned. The National Automotive Testing and Research and Development Infrastructure Centre (Project) was arrange at Oragadam close to Chennai. A Siddha hospital and a maritime varsity in Chennai, a Central University at Tiruvarur have been among the many a number of different tasks that the Chief Minister talked about, whereas stating that the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) was repealed.
“The list will go on and on,” Stalin mentioned and needed Shah to current such an inventory of particular schemes carried out by the BJP-led Centre for Tamil Nadu. “Does he have the ability to give a list; he should list out the schemes tomorrow…He should get the courage and ability to say that this is what they have done for Tamil Nadu. Will he get (courage) it? No.” Citing the AIIMS undertaking introduced for the State in 2015 by the Centre, he mentioned the proposal was but to see the sunshine of day. “Why this project cannot be implemented? This is the question of the people of Tamil Nadu. Shah should answer this question. I am expecting it.” All that BJP gave for the State was imposition of Hindi and Sanskrit, sidelining of Tamil and ‘NEET atrocity’, he alleged. The Centre’s three farm legal guidelines (repealed later) made farmers endure, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was a risk to folks belonging to the minority group and State’s rights have been usurped, he claimed. “They (Centre) are even denying the funds for the State.”
Referring to set up of ‘Sengol’ (sceptre) within the new Parliament, he mentioned the ‘historical past’ was now well-known, apparently taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He requested if the BJP would search votes within the identify of Kashi-Tamil Sangamam or for (Modi) quoting Tamil basic Tirukkural. Stalin mentioned the BJP was readying to face the LS polls within the State by relying on the AIADMK that has misplaced each election for the reason that 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The AIADMK confronted defeat in civic polls even whereas in energy (2016-21) and within the 2021 Assembly election as nicely, he mentioned. Citing ‘claims’ that an AIADMK chief could also be appointed a ‘Union Minister’, Stalin mentioned it might even be a ploy to make the AIADMK take duty for the BJP’s betrayal of TN. The CM underscored that he was undecided whether or not such claims have been true or not. However, it solely reminded him of a story, the crux of which was, although an individual needed to abandon the opposite, it couldn’t be achieved in view of circumstances. He mentioned the BJP and AIADMK can be defeated within the ‘folks’s court docket’, the 2024 LS polls.
He outlined a number of welfare schemes carried out by the State authorities together with fare-free journey for girls in State-run buses and free breakfast for varsity youngsters. People have been very pleased with the great governance of the DMK regime. “People say that the governance is superb,” he added. The DMK chief urged these celebration staff who do not need social media accounts to enroll on-line instantly to strengthen the celebration’s marketing campaign. He reiterated his slogan of ‘Nadum Namathey, Narpathum Namathey’, which suggests “the nation is ours, all the 40 LS constituencies (39 in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry) are ours”. The LS polls subsequent yr and the celebration of the yr lengthy (2023-24) beginning centenary of former celebration patriarch M Karunanidhi have been crucial targets, Stalin additional mentioned.
