Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unable to reply questions within the Parliament and is enacting a drama, mentioned chief minister MK Stalin on Friday, including that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will deliver a brand new daybreak upon India within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The DMK president made these remarks whereas talking through the wedding ceremony of get together functionary Parithi Illam Surithi in Chennai. Stalin mentioned a lot of the MLAs couldn’t attend the marriage as they’re working for the Erode east bypoll which are scheduled for February 27 and the MPs have been busy in Delhi.
“The Prime Minister isn’t in a position to answer something. He’s enacting a drama. Have been they in a position to reply any of the questions raised by our get together chief TR Baalu?” Stalin mentioned.
Itemizing out the problems that DMK MPs A Raja, Dayanidhi Maran, Trichy Siva and Tamizhachi Thangapandian have raised within the Parliament, the Tamil Nadu CM identified that there was no response when Baalu urged the Union authorities to revive the Sethusamudram undertaking.
“Modi grew to become PM on promise of making employment alternatives for 2 crore individuals yearly,” Stalin mentioned. “After we requested what occurred to vow, there was no response. The PM mentioned he’ll deliver again black cash stashed overseas and put ₹15 lakh in each Indian citizen’s checking account. Neglect ₹15 lakh, has he introduced again even ₹15,000 or merely ₹15?”
Stalin talked about his half-sister and Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, and his son and newly minted sports activities minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who had questioned the standing of AIIMS, Madurai.
Modi had laid the inspiration stone for the undertaking again in 2019. Forward of the 2021 meeting elections, Udhayanidhi carried a brick with AIIMS written on it to marketing campaign towards the BJP-led central authorities’s delay.
“Udhayanidhi went throughout Tamil Nadu with that brick. Shouldn’t the Centre really feel some disgrace after that?” Stalin said. “Simply as you (DMK) introduced a daybreak upon Tamil Nadu in 2021, we are going to witness a daybreak upon India in 2024. And I ask you to start out getting ready for it,” Stalin mentioned.
On Friday, Union well being minister Mansukh Mandaviya responded to Baalu within the Home and mentioned schooling of scholars in AIIMS, Madurai has began and solely the infrastructure isn’t current. DMK and Congress MPs had staged a stroll out after this reply.
Chatting with HT, Tamil Nadu BJP’s vp Narayanan Thirupathy mentioned that the chief minister is assuming that the Parliament features like how he runs the state meeting beneath Rule 110, which was launched by late ex-CM J Jayalalithaa to go suo motu resolutions with out holding discussions.
“When an MP raises questions, the ministries involved reply. Whether or not it’s Dayanidhi Maran or Kanimozhi, the ministers involved have given befitting replies and uncovered the DMK,” mentioned Thirupathy.
“Stalin is mistaken, misguided and making a infantile demand,” Thirupathy added.
In the meantime, Tamil Nadu Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s (BJP) ally, the AIADMK, beneath Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS), mentioned the upcoming bypoll will probably be a precursor for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
EPS mentioned, “After AIADMK wins this bypoll, we are going to win all 40 seats within the Lok Sabha elections,” referring to 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and a lone seat within the neighbouring Puducherry union territory.