TIRUCHY: DMK MP and Assembly polls manifesto committee chief Kanimozhi on Tuesday said the party would return to power and continue its “tradition” of fulfilling all poll promises, as she interacted with stakeholders in Thanjavur to gather inputs.
Addressing representatives of farmers, fishermen, traders and the general public, Kanimozhi said the manifesto would be drafted as a “people’s manifesto” reflecting public needs and expectations, following the direction of Chief Minister and party president MK Stalin.
She said the DMK government was being run “for all sections” and often addressed people’s needs even before they were articulated. The party’s manifestos, she added, had consistently earned public trust because of their implementation record.
Later, speaking to reporters, Kanimozhi said the strong participation of women in the recent Vellum Tamil Pengal event showed growing support for the DMK in the Delta, attributing it to women-centric welfare schemes. She said all suggestions and petitions received during the interaction would be examined and incorporated.
“Our manifesto is the hero of any election. This time it will be the heroine,” she said, indicating a sharper focus on schemes for women.
On NEET, Kanimozhi said the DMK government would continue its legal battle for an exemption for Tamil Nadu and expressed confidence that it would be achieved after a change of government at the Centre. On the closure of Tasmac liquor outlets, she said it would be done in a phased manner.
Meanwhile, farmers’ associations submitted petitions seeking a banana research centre and storage facility at Thiruvaiyaru, waiver of crop loans, MSP of Rs 5,000 per tonne for sugarcane and Rs 3,500 per quintal for paddy, besides government-funded crop insurance, construction of check dams across the Kollidam river and desilting of canals.