A day-long visit by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javedekar on Saturday seemingly energised Bharatiya Janata Party’s electioneering in the district for the Assembly polls.
In his meeting with party workers, Mr. Javedekar emphasised on door-to-door campaigning by the cadre. He wanted every house to be visited five times for dissemination of the works carried out by the central government.
Besides, the Minister advised the cadre to effectively utilise the social media and to disburse as many pamphlets as possible to the public and to reach out to first time voters. Barring Gobichettipalayam, the BJP is contesting in seven other Assembly segments in the district.
In his interaction with reporters earlier and while addressing a public meeting later in the day at Soorampatti in the city, Mr. Javdekar said DMK and AIADMK had ruined Tamil Nadu. He was critical of the ruling party saying the AIADMK appropriated the Centre’s goodwill accruing from the free rice scheme and flood relief. The subsidy provided to palm oil imported from Malaysia by Tamil Nadu was detrimental to local edible oil manufacturers, he said and chided the Government for not utilising Rs. 23 crore the Centre had provided for saving Kangeyam bull.
Mr. Javedekar promised the farming community that the BJP will accord utmost importance for strengthening irrigation paraphernalia and assured that the party will pursue the long-pending Palani-Erode railway project if voted to power.
