The general debate on the budget is taking place in the Legislative Assembly today.
Speaking in the Assembly election, Premalatha Vijayakant said, ``All the important announcements have been included in the general budget. All the schemes brought in by the previous government are being renamed and introduced.

As far as the DMDK is concerned, the schemes that people want should continue regardless of which government comes to power. An all-party meeting should be convened on the Mekedatu issue. We should meet and speak with Prime Minister Modi.
People had expected that agricultural loans would be completely waived in this budget. But it is disappointing that it was not announced.
We cannot criticize governments for borrowing money. Because right from school, we are taught addition and subtraction using borrowing. That is why every family is in debt.
In Japan, they do not teach children to solve sums by borrowing. They teach students to solve problems using what they already have. So I urge the Higher Education Minister to educate students without borrowing money," he said.

Speaking further about building the Mekedatu dam, Premalatha Vijayakant said, "Why do you say the Chief Minister should not go to Karnataka? Let him go, let him speak. Otherwise, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar should come here. Only if they talk will a good solution be found.
Chief Minister Vijay should go to Karnataka. They are thinking about what to do if he goes there and is insulted. If you suffer a humiliation, will this Tamil Nadu tolerate it? Will we just let it go? The people will rise up in anger, saying that no one has the authority to insult our Chief Minister Vijay," he said.
