Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday questioned the law and order situation in Tamil Nadu, citing the June 2015 Ambur riots.
“Police personnel were attacked during the riots. It is the responsibility of the State government to strengthen the law and order mechanism so that people are secure,” he told while addressing an election meeting at Ambur.
With drinking water polluted by discharge of tannery effluents in the district, he said the Central government was ready to provide assistance to the State government to establish treatment plant to provide potable drinking water to residents but the latter did not take any steps. He promised to take steps to set up such a facility. Referring to the attempts to bribe voters in the State, he appreciated the Election Commission of India for seizing cash to the tune of Rs. 100 crore.
Condemns freebie culture
Slamming the freebie culture in Tamil Nadu, he said, “Political parties are giving freebies such as television sets, laptops and mobile phones. Since 2006, Rs. 11,500 crore has been spent on freebies. If this was saved, 25,000 school buildings and 11,000 primary health centres could have been constructed for public use.”
He said the two Dravidian parties had taken people of the State for granted, and BJP was the alternative political force to bring in development and good governance.
He criticised the DMK and AIADMK for not taking steps to solve the various crises in the State such as water, power and unemployment for the last 50 years.
Mr. Singh said the DMK, AIADMK and Congress were slowly losing ground in the State.
“BJP can give a healthy democracy, a healthy politics for Tamil Nadu,” he added.
Published - May 14, 2016 12:00 am IST
