‘Govt. will put a full stop to COVID -19’

Due to the steps taken by the DMK authorities, the unfold of COVID-19 has come down and even when the third wave strikes, Tamil Nadu has the power to face it, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin stated within the Assembly on Thursday. With everybody’s cooperation, the federal government will put a full stop to the pandemic, he stated.

In his reply to the controversy on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address within the House, Mr. Stalin criticised the erstwhile AIADMK authorities for not having taken ample steps to counter the unfold of COVID-19 within the State.

Launching a tirade in opposition to former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Mr. Stalin stated it was mistaken to say that the AIADMK had managed COVID-19, and went on to query Mr. Palaniswami’s capabilities because the Chief Minister, after the mannequin code of conduct got here into power on February 26.

Referring to Mr. Palaniswami’s assertion that because the code was in power, the Chief Minister couldn’t personally oversee the COVID-19 scenario, Mr. Stalin requested whether or not he had not undertaken any exercise as Chief Minister since then.

“Have you not undertaken any work after February 26? Did anyone tie the former Chief Minister’s [Mr. Palaniswami] hands so that he should not do anything to control COVID-19?” Mr. Stalin requested. He questioned whether or not the AIADMK had forgotten that it was nonetheless in energy between February 26 and May 6.

“The pandemic is not a political issue. It is not a dispute between parties. And it is not an issue facing the government. It is a people’s problem. The government will put a full stop to COVID-19 with the cooperation of everyone,” he stated.

Later, when AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami spoke, he denied any lethargy on the a part of his authorities and went on to checklist the steps taken by it. Due to the mannequin code and because the Election Commission of India didn’t grant permission to oversee the COVID-19 scenario, the Chief Secretary was managing governance through the interval, he stated.

‘Will fulfil promises’

During his concluding remarks, Mr. Stalin stated, “We were patient for 10 years, and now we have come to power. We will fulfil the promises we have made. You need not have an iota of doubt over this.”

Among those that commented on the Chief Minister’s reply was Leader of the House and Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan, who in contrast Mr. Stalin’s management qualities with that of former Chief Ministers C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi. With Mr. Stalin because the Chief Minister, there isn’t any menace to the Dravidian motion for the subsequent 25 years, he added.

Though there are a few people in opposition to the Dravidian motion and a few cultural assaults on it, the motion has stood robust, Mr. Duraimurugan stated.

Three Bills that had been launched within the House had been handed by voice vote. Later, Speaker M. Appavu adjourned the House sine die.