The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Congress and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam had different symbols, but their common symbol was corruption, Union Minster of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said.
Campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party candidates here on Thursday, he said that the Congress was involved in helicopter scam. “The bribe-giver was punished in Italy. But we will punish the people who received the illegal money in India,” he said. People of Tamil Nadu were tired of giving money for water connections, building approvals and jobs, he noted. He made a promise that he would get permission to conduct ‘jallikattu’ and ‘rekla’ race. “When the matter comes up for hearing in the Supreme Court in July, we will present our case in the court and get permission to conduct ‘jallikattu’ next year. Only the UPA government banned it,” he said.
Assam had decided to bring about a change and the BJP would come to power. Tamil Nadu too wanted good, corruption-free governance and people expected a decent and dignified life. Seventy per cent of the people below the age of 50 years in the State had seen only the DMK and the AIADMK. “When you are angry with the DMK you elect the AIADMK, and repeat it again and again. This time you select the party you like,” he advised. The AIADMK attached stickers on everything provided under Central schemes. If the Tamil Nadu government wanted to do good to farmers, they should procure coconut oil and supply it through ration shops. Both AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa and DMK chief Karunanidhi had promised prohibition now. But both parties had been supporting liquor barons. Sugarcane growers in other States had been converting ethanol into fuel. But in Tamil Nadu, sugar factories were not allowed to sell it to the Centre and forced to sell it to liquor factories, he added.
