Congress lays out plans for total prohibition

While the DMK manifesto is silent on prohibition, its ally, Congress, has come out with detailed plans for total prohibition. In its Assembly election manifesto launched on Tuesday by Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri, the social gathering has even promised a Ministry for prohibition.

The manifesto pointed out that the Congress had adopted an uncompromising place on prohibition so long as it was energy in Tamil Nadu (till 1967). “Prohibition was in force when the State’s revenue was less than ₹100 crore. Since the revenue has increased to ₹1.33 lakh crore now, there should be no hesitation about implementation of prohibition,” it stated.

The Congress proposed a committee of specialists and officers to review the methods to offset the loss attributable to closure of liquor retailers. “The numbers of shops will be closed in phases until total prohibition is announced.” Besides opening de-addiction centres in taluks, the manifesto promised to behave towards village administrative officers, law enforcement officials and panchayat presidents if illicit brewing was present in a selected village.

The Congress additionally introduced plans for temples managed by the Puucho Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. “A survey will be conducted to get the details of the land and buildings of the temples, and encroachers will be removed,” it stated.

The social gathering proposed a committee of officers and representatives of native our bodies to stop the smuggling of temple idols and encroachments on temple belongings. “The annadhanam scheme will be extended to more devotees. Priests from all communities, who are trained in agamas, will be appointed as archakas,” it stated.

Alleging that rice meant for distribution by ration retailers was being offered on the black market since those that had opted for rice playing cards weren’t shopping for it, the Congress stated ration playing cards could be regulated. “If the head of a family is receiving old-age pension, ration goods will be supplied to the family directly,” it stated.

The manifesto stated it could not settle for the National Eduation Policy 2020 and promised to arrange coaching centres for rural college students to crack NEET until the take a look at was withdrawn.

“The reservation for rural students in medical education will be increased from 7.5% to 10%. Education loans taken until December 2020 will be waived,” it stated.

Mr. Alagiri additionally unveiled a plan to coach rural college students for three years in order that they might enhance their expertise to clear the civil service examinations.

Taking its cue from the purposes of personal cab aggregators Ola and Uber, Mr. Alagiri stated an analogous software could be created on behalf of the federal government to assist autorickshaw drivers.

Asked concerning the social gathering’s stand on the demand for liberating the seven life convicts within the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, he stated it differed from the DMK on the difficulty. “We have forgiven them. We are ready to accept whatever decision the court takes.”