Kamal Haasan promises salaries for panchayat heads
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This will assist stop corruption, says MNM chief.
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Monday promised salaries for panchayat presidents and councillors in rural native our bodies and pooled budgets for all three tiers of panchayats.
Apart from this, the appropriate to recall elected officers in Gram Sabhas, passing of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Self Governance Act, and discovering a everlasting resolution to the issues attributable to floods had been among the many seven-point agenda introduced by the MNM to strengthen city and rural native our bodies within the State.
Speaking to the reporters through video name, Mr. Haasan mentioned that panchayat presidents and councillors ought to be given salaries to stop corruption.
“Panchayat presidents and councillors shouldn’t be asked to do their work as charity. Those who draw salaries are answerable,” he mentioned.
With respect to city native our bodies, he mentioned {that a} Tamil Nadu Urban Local Self Governance Act could be enacted. He added that election to the civic our bodies could be made obligatory each 5 years.
Mr. Haasan, who’s recuperating following a surgical procedure, mentioned that native our bodies had been a miniature model of the State Assembly.
“Since there is a chance that local body elections could be organised soon after the Assembly election, there is a need to understand their importance. When we talk about ‘Reimagining Tamil Nadu’, it includes local bodies as well,” he mentioned.
He criticised the earlier governments and the current one for not holding Gram Sabhas correctly.
Mr. Haasan refused to reply to TNCC president K.S. Alagiri’s comment that MNM ought to be a part of the Congress’ alliance.
He mentioned, “While we respect the Congress, this is not the time to talk about the alliance.”
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