Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday introduced its 21 candidates for the Lok Sabha election. Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin additionally unveiled the get together manifesto for the election and hit out on the BJP alleging that the get together had destroyed India.
“It is not only a DMK manifesto but the people’s manifesto. When the BJP came to power in 2014, they destroyed India. None of the election promises were fulfilled. We have formed the INDIA Alliance, and we will form our government in 2024. In our manifesto, we have announced special schemes for TN and schemes for every district are given in this manifesto” Stalin stated.
“It is DMK that makes the manifesto before elections and continues to do what we say; this is what our leaders taught us. As Kanimozhi said, we went all over the state and listened to various people” MK Stalin added
In its election manifesto the DMK hit out on the Governor’s workplace saying that until the workplace of Governor is abolished, a Governor to the State ought to be appointed in session with the CM of the State. The Manifesto additionally stated that Article 361 which supplies immunity from prison proceedings to Governors shall be amended. Additionally, the DMK stated that Thirukural shall be made as ‘National Book’ whereas National Education Policy and NEET won’t be carried out in Tamil Nadu. The Manifesto additionally stated that CAA and UCC won’t be carried out within the state.
The DMK additionally launched its first listing of 21 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, together with 12 new candidates, with Kanimozhi contesting from Thoothukudi.
The get together has determined to area Kalanidhi Veerasami from North Chennai, Tamilachi Thangapandian from South Chennai, Dayanidhi Maaran from Central Chennai, TR Balu from Sriperumbatur, Jagathrachahan from Arakonam and Kandhir from Vellore.
Annadurai will contest from Thiruvanamalai, Dharani from Aarani, and Selvagapathi from Selam, Prakash from Erode, A Raja from Nilgiris, Ganapathi Rajkumar from Kovai, and Arun Neru from Perambalur; Murasoli from Tanjore; Thanga Tamil Selvam from Theni; Kanimozhi from Thuthukudi; Rani from Thenkasi; and Malaiarasan from Kallakurichi.
Eeswarasamy will contest from Pollachi, Ganapathy Rajkumar from Coimbatore and Thangathamizchelvan from Theni.
The DMK is combating in alliance with the Congress which can contest 9 seats in Tamil Nadu. Its different allies are VCK, CPM, CPI which can contest two seats every. IUML, KMDK, MDMK will contest on one seat every.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the DMK-led alliance secured a landslide victory by bagging 38 out of 39 seats. The Congress, which was additionally part of the alliance, bagged 8 seats out of the 9 contested.
Meanwhile, the AIADMK additionally launched its first listing of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Wednesday. The listing was launched by the get together basic secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami.
Tamil Nadu is voting on April 19 in a single part of polling. The Election Commission of India issued a notification on Wednesday for the primary part of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 to be performed on April 19.
In the notification, the ECI knowledgeable that March 28 would be the final date for submitting nominations for Bihar and March 27 for Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
Polling for the Lok Sabha elections shall be performed in seven phases throughout the nation from April 19 to June 1. Votes shall be counted on June 4.
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