Dharapuram: The people must teach a fitting lesson in the upcoming election to the ruling party, which has been deceiving them by failing to fulfill the promises made in the last election, and to those who betrayed by switching parties, said Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin in Dharapuram.
Sukanya is contesting as the DMK candidate for the Dharapuram (reserved) Assembly constituency in Tiruppur district. Supporting her, the party’s Youth Wing secretary and Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigned in the Nathampalayam area yesterday.
He then said: In the Legislative Assembly, ruling party MLAs do not speak about people’s issues. DMK MLAs continue to raise their voices on the drinking water shortage, road facilities, drainage problems, and infrastructure needs faced by the people.
However, neither the ruling party side nor the Chief Minister responds to people’s issues. The Legislative Assembly has become not a forum for discussing people’s problems, but a place to praise the Chief Minister and a stage for singing songs, like a Super Singer show.
None of the promises made, saying they would be fulfilled the very next moment after coming to power, have been fulfilled so far. They deceived people by promising a Rs. 2,500 rights allowance for women. They said 6 gas cylinders a year would be free, but now they say they will give only 3 cylinders next year.
Promises such as a monthly incentive of Rs. 4,500 for youth and agricultural loan waivers have all been blown away in the wind. They have bought elected legislative assembly members with cash and made them switch parties, turning democracy into a mockery.
Moreover, power outages are prevailing throughout the state. People have been severely affected. Even at events attended by the Chief Minister and ministers, the distressing situation of no electricity continues. The people of the Dharapuram constituency should not repeat the mistake they made in the last election. They should not give another chance to the traitors who switched parties. Udhayanidhi said this.
Large numbers of party workers and members of the public took part in this meeting. Subsequently, at campaign meetings held in areas including Moolanur, Kolathupalayam, and Kundadam, Udhayanidhi sought votes and spoke from an open van.
