''Did they walk the talk?'' asks Vijay, targets DMK regime over unfulfilled assurances
Namakkal (PTI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief, actor-politician Vijay, on Saturday listed a number of assurances made by Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK ahead of the 2021 Assembly election and demanded to know if such promises have been fulfilled and asserted that his party never gives "false promises" like the party that now governs the state.
"Did they do?" he asked, reminding campaigns by late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa who used to pose questions to the people and the chief of the fledgling party said the DMK assured implementation of Old Pension Scheme, grain warehouses in every panchayat union, steps to directly procure coconut oil and distribute it through ration shops and measures to distribute palm sugar and jaggery through ration shops.
"They promised all these, did they implement?" he asked.
During his ongoing campaign, people have repeatedly sought only basic necessities like drinking water facilities and proper road infrastructure, he said. Also, ensuring safety for women forms part of the basic demands made by the public and they do not seek anything big.
He reiterated that as regards his party, there would be no compromise on the basic focus areas such as education, ensuring proper supplies through ration shops, providing healthcare, drinking water, power supply and transportation facilities, making sure safety for women and upholding law and order.
Also, he referred to criticism that he has not offered anything new to the people and that he had also been repeating what other parties had been saying vis-à-vis essential amenities and services to the people.
In this respect, he said a promise to ensure proper availability of basic amenities, including drinking water, education, and healthcare, is correct and appropriate.
He said, "That is why we promise only what is practically possible. We never give false promises like the DMK does. Some tell me to assure something new, but I do not understand this. May I promise that I will set up an IT company on planet Mars...shall we make empty claims the way our chief minister does?"
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Man abducted, assaulted, forced to drink urine in Ajmer; nine arrested
Jaipur (PTI): Nine persons, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly abducting a man and subjecting him to torture in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday in Gagwana village under the Gegal police station area and was allegedly linked to an ongoing dispute, they said.
According to police, a marriage between a woman and a man from Beer village, had ended in divorce following which she had been living at her parental home. About five months ago, the victim, identified as Jeetu (21), married the woman.
The woman's former in-laws allegedly objected to this marriage, claiming that the issue had not been settled in accordance with community norms, and that the dispute had been ongoing.
Following this, Jeetu was allegedly abducted on Saturday, held captive, and assaulted by the woman's former in-law's. He was allegedly forced to wear a garland of shoes and slippers and made to drink urine, police said.
A video of the incident later surfaced on social media, triggering outrage in the area.
Following the circulation of the video, Jeetu's family staged a protest at the Gegal police station, alleging delay in police action.
Rural Circle Officer Ramchandra Chaudhary reached the spot and assured the family of prompt action. A case was registered on Saturday evening and teams were formed to trace the accused.
Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agarwala said nine accused, including a woman, have been arrested and the vehicles used in the crime seized.
Efforts are underway to apprehend the other absconding accused, police said.
