NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday criticised each the BJP and Congress for failing to grant statehood to Puducherry regardless of ruling on the Centre for years.“Neither Congress nor BJP may give statehood to Puducherry regardless of holding energy on the Centre. A TVK authorities will make a 100% effort to safe full statehood legally, free from interference by the lieutenant governor,” Vijay stated at an election rally within the poll-bound Union territory.Puducherry, a former French colony, formally merged with India in 1962 and was granted Union territory standing the next 12 months. It’s administered by a lieutenant governor appointed by the President on the Centre’s advice, whereas the elected regional authorities has restricted powers—fuelling a long-standing demand for full statehood.
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In the meantime, the actor-politician additionally urged voters to assist TVK’s “whistle” image to usher in a “one-finger revolution,” an obvious reference to a dialogue from certainly one of his movies.Vijay took a swipe at each main alliances within the area. “The ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC)-BJP mix is an exhausted alliance. Identical to in Tamil Nadu, the opposition DMK-Congress alliance in Puducherry is a confused one,” the Tamil celebrity, popularly referred to as “Thalapathy” (chief), added.
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He additionally launched TVK’s candidates, describing them as leaders who “stand with the folks,” and outlined a sequence of welfare guarantees. These embrace:
- Conducting native physique elections inside six months of assuming energy
- Rs 25 lakh medical insurance coverage to each household
- 200 items of free electrical energy to these under the poverty line
- Establishing the Puducherry College of Utilized Sciences and Arts
The celebration, launched in February 2024, is contesting 28 of the 30 constituencies, with ally Neyam Makkal Kazhagam (NMK) set to area candidates within the remaining two seats.The Puducherry legislative meeting has 33 members, of which 30 are elected and three are nominated by the Union authorities. Voting for the 30 seats shall be held on April 9, with over 9.4 lakh voters set to determine the destiny of 294 candidates. Counting of votes is scheduled for Could 4, alongside meeting election leads to Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, that are voting across the similar interval as Puducherry.