Palaniswami takes lead in announcing poll promises, AIADMK dt secretaries begin campaign
Chennai (PTI): With party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami taking the lead in announcing poll promises for the upcoming Assembly election to Tamil Nadu, AIADMK district secretaries initiated an outreach campaign to take the poll assurances to the people.
This move follows the crucial district secretaries meeting chaired by AIADMK general secretary at the party's state headquarters in Royapettah here on February 4.
The office bearers of Ariyalur, Thanjavur South, Chengalpattu West, Perambalur, Cuddalore west and Chengalpattu east districts, among others, commenced the campaign distributing pamphlets containing the AIADMK's election promises to the public.
"Also, during the door campaign we highlighted the positive impact these welfare announcements would make in their lives once they are implemented," a senior leader said.
Palaniswami had unveiled ten key election promises on the social welfare front, employment, housing and women empowerment, thus emerging as the first leader among the political parties to announce the poll manifesto ahead of the official announcement of the election schedule and even before the parties finalised the seat-sharing agreement.
He set the tone and tenour on which the AIADMK will take on the ruling DMK by announcing financial assistance of Rs 2,000 to women heads of family ration cardholders (Kula Vilakku Thittam), free travel in public transport (city buses) for men and continuing the existing facility for women, Amma Illam (housing scheme) for the homeless poor, and SC, increasing the mandays under the VB-GRAM G to 150 days, and Amma two-wheeler scheme of providing Rs 25,000 subsidy to five lakh women.
He announced five more assurances, including three LPG cylinders to ration cardholders, a hike in old age pension to Rs 2,000 from Rs 1,200 at present, waiving education loans, waiving of cooperative loans for the physically challenged, and interest-free self-employment loans for women from minority communities, and said his party would implement them when it formed the government this year.
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Youngster attacked by gang in Koppal: FIR against 30 people; three arrested
Koppal: Police in Koppal City station limits have registered a case against more than 30 people and arrested three in connection with an alleged assault on a youngster over his relationship.
According to the complaint, Sameer Ahmed Moolimani (22), who works at a mobile agency, was sitting at a hotel with his girlfriend around 8:30 pm on May 6 when a group of youngsters approached him and asked his identity. He said that he was attacked after informing them about the relationship.
Sameer said in his complaint: “They blindfolded me, took me on a bike towards the Hospet side of the national highway, and assaulted me. They asked me, ‘Do you love a Hindu girl?’ They also threatened me, saying, ‘If I am seen with her again, I will not leave you alive.’"
He also stated that after the assault, he was blindfolded and later left near the district hospital.
Police have registered a case at Koppal City police station against more than 30 people, including the girl’s brothers Ashish and Nilesh. Three people have been arrested so far, and investigation is in progress.
