 "DMK, MK Stalin, TR Baalu, Kanimozhi, candidates, Tamil Nadu")
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin with occasion leaders TR Baalu, Kanimozhi and others releases the occasion’s candidates’ record and manifesto, Wednesday, March 20,2024.(Photo: PTI)
Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK, a key constituent of the INDIA bloc, in its manifesto launched on Wednesday promised to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 if the opposition alliance wins the Lok Sabha polls.
Restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and holding polls there, scrapping the New Education Policy 2020, slashing gas costs, annulling Article 361 of the Constitution that gives safety to governors from authorized motion and appointment of Governors following session with Chief Ministers, had been among the many key guarantees made by the DMK. The suggestions of the M S Swaminathan committee might be adopted to make sure that MSP for agricultural merchandise “is set at total production cost plus 50 per cent,” the DMK stated.
Also, it introduced that if voted to energy, the INDIA bloc will withdraw the Agnipath scheme and reintroduce “permanent recruitment service” within the Indian Armed forces.
“From now on, population census, including caste-wise census and census concerning people below the poverty line, will be conducted by the Union government once every five years simultaneously.”
The DMK will firmly insist on the removing of Article 356, which permits the dismissal of duly elected state governments and imposition of President’s rule.
The Congress occasion’s ally in Tamil Nadu stated that “new constraints” on States’ borrowing capability, imposed by the union authorities past the bounds in every state’s FRBM-equivalent Act might be eradicated.
“A recommendation to share cess revenues with states will be made. It will be proposed that the Finance Commission increase the horizontal devolution of tax revenue (to all States together) from 42 per cent to 50 per cent.” The Union authorities’s monetary contributions to states might be based mostly on the revenue tax and GST collected in these states. Thus, monetary contributions might be assured based mostly on the taxes collected inside every state. The finance supplied to states might be completely decided based mostly on the 1971 inhabitants.
A 33 per cent reservation for ladies in Parliament and legislative assemblies might be carried out instantly.
Petrol and diesel costs “will be set at Rs 75, Rs 65 (per litre)” and cooking fuel cylinders shall be made obtainable at Rs 500 (per cylinder).
“The introduction of the Uniform Civil Code will be strictly prevented” to protect India’s secular nature as said within the Constitution’s preamble.
Facilitation might be supplied for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to get Indian citizenship. Assistance might be supplied to those that want to return to Sri Lanka.
For “political” causes, funding from international international locations to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has presently been stopped. “The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act will be properly amended, and measures will be taken to ensure these financial aids continue to reach NGOs without any problems.”
The proposal of ‘One Nation, One Election’ might be deserted, and for the allocation of Lok Sabha seats to states, the present apply, based mostly on the 1971 census will proceed.
Through the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), the Union authorities will guarantee a minimal pension of Rs 5,000 per thirty days.
Disbanding the present NITI Aayog, arrange by the BJP regime and establishing once more the Planning Commission to draft plans based mostly on the requests of state governments is one other assurance the DMK has made. “Measures will be taken to reclaim Kachchatheevu to ensure India’s security and to protect the welfare of the fishermen.”
A compulsory “cooling-off period” of two years might be launched for retired judges and secretaries earlier than they may be part of personal corporations or political events, the manifesto stated.
Waiving loans and pursuits for farmers in nationalised and scheduled banks, waiver of instructional loans for college kids, month-to-month entitlement of Rs 1,000 for all girls in each state and formation of State Development Council by together with Chief Ministers had been among the many guarantees made by the DMK.
Exemption for Tamil Nadu from the NEET examination and full removing of toll cubicles on nationwide highways, varieties a part of ballot guarantees of the Dravidian occasion. Further, the DMK stated amendments might be made to related legal guidelines to make sure that state governments, elected by the individuals, appoint Vice-Chancellors to state-run universities, reasonably than Governors.
Stopping authorities’s divestment from public sector enterprises, implementing the Sethusamudram undertaking, regulation to ban on-line playing, organising a Supreme Court department in Chennai, offering statehood for Puducherry, equal funding for all state languages together with Tamil, had been among the many host of different guarantees made by the DMK.
Establishment of Tamil departments in varsities and stopping building of Mekedatu dam had been additionally promised by the DMK. “The Vishwakarma Scheme, introduced by the BJP government to encourage caste-based occupations, will be restructured on the basis of social justice.
First Published: Mar 21 2024 | 12:32 AM IST
