Tiruchirappalli: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday accused the BJP of conspiring to carry out violence in Tamil Nadu, allegedly on the lines of Uttar Pradesh and Manipur and asserted that it was outmanoeuvred.
Addressing a DMK rally here for the upcoming Assembly polls, Stalin, the president of the ruling DMK, listed schemes implemented in Tiruchirappalli region by his government. He referred to initiatives including Panchapur bus terminus, mini-stadium, jallikattu arena, model schools and combined drinking water schemes. Soon after his party forms government again, a mega library named after Kamarajar, a TIDEL park and an Olympic Academy will be inaugurated in the region, and Tiruchirappalli’s development is a challenge to the capital city of Chennai, he said.
During the past 5 years, for Tiruchirappalli, Rs 26,066 crore worth of projects have been completed and “that is why I have come seeking your votes,” Stalin said.
Asserting that his regime successfully implemented assurances made ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls, including fare-free travel for women in buses, he underscored that 9 lakh students received an assistance of Rs 1,000 per month for higher education.
In January this year, a Rs 3,000 cash gift was provided to all rice ration card-holders for the harvest festival Pongal.
He referred to the disbursal of Rs 5,000 to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries in February -- Rs 1,000 assistance per month; provided for 3 months in advance in addition to Rs 2,000 summer grant --- and the assured pension plan announced for state government employees (TAPS).
Further, he said: “Above all, there is no caste riot in Tamil Nadu, no religious riots like those seen in the BJP-ruled states. No events of mob violence like the ones seen in UP. No continuous violence like in Manipur.”