Appealing to the people to usher in a change, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) treasurer M.K. Stalin said that his party, if voted to power, would put in place a system wherein elected representatives met the public often to ascertain their grievances and redress them.
Party councillors, MLAs, and Ministers would have to keep meeting people once in 10 days to know their grievances. The party would not hesitate to take action against them if they failed to do so, Mr. Stalin said. He was addressing a group of farmers at Valinkandapuram near Perambalur.
Carrying on his second-leg of Namakku Naame tour in Perambalur and Ariyalur districts on Wednesday, Mr. Stalin accused the AIADMK ministers, MLAs, and MPs of not interacting with people to hear their grievances over the past four-and-a-half years.
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Problems faced by people could be solved only if their representatives interacted with them, Mr. Stalin said and added that a system should come in place wherein politicians go and meet the masses.
The DMK treasurer said he had embarked on the “Namakku Naame” tour with the objective of meeting different sections of society to know their grievances.
Listing the welfare measures taken by the DMK regime, Mr. Stalin said the DMK government had waived Rs. 7,000 crore loans obtained by farmers and ensured free power supply to them.
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Accusing Chief Minister Jayalalithaa of “betraying” farmers, Mr. Stalin said the AIADMK had supported the Land Acquisition Bill brought in by the Narendra Modi government. The DMK leader M. Karunanidhi had stoutly opposed the Bill and his party had voted against it, he said.
He urged the electorate to teach a fitting lesson to the ruling AIADMK which he alleged remained unconcerned about people’s problems. He interacted with women self-help group members at Perambalur and met Muslim representatives at Lebbaikudikadu.