Promises ‘justice’ to ‘Nari Shakti’
CHENNAI: Slamming the DMK and Congress alliance over their opposition to the Constitution Amendment Bill that linked delimitation to the early implementation of women’s reservation in Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday promised “justice” to the women of Tamil Nadu and the entire country.
Addressing supporters during a roadshow in the Modakurichi Assembly constituency in support of NDA candidate Kirthika Shivkumar, Shah accused the ruling DMK and its ally Congress of sropping women from entering the Parliament.
“Congress and DMK stopped women from coming to Parliament, and they also declined the seat increment of Tamil Nadu,” he said.
The home minister added, “We assure on behalf of Narendra Modi that we will do justice with Tamil Nadu and India’s women and defeat the Congress and DMK’s plan.”
Shah also slammed the DMK government over “corruption and nepotism” and charged that Chief Minister MK Stalin wants to make his son the deputy CM.
“MK Stalin wants to make his son (Udhayanidhi Stalin) the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,” he said, adding, “First M. Karunanidhi, then Stalin, and now his son. This family nepotism will never do good for the people of Tamil Nadu.”
Shah urged people to vote for the NDA in the April 23 Assembly elections. “Our government will end the DMK’s corruption… I want to appeal to ensure the victory of the NDA’s BJP candidate, Kirthika Shivkumar, with a landslide victory.”
He expressed confidence of the victory of the BJP-AIADMK-led NDA in the state under the leadership of Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
“We are confident of forming an NDA government here, together with the AIADMK, under the leadership of EdappadiPalaniswami,” he said.
Tamil Nadu will go to the polls in a single phase on April 23, with counting scheduled for May 4. The main contest is expected between the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, which includes the Congress, DMDK and VCK, and the NDA led by AIADMK, with the BJP and PMK as allies.
Agencies