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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has promised to strive to get Statehood for Puducherry and property for the waiver of the Union Territory’s bequest loan.
The CPI(M), which has fielded candidates successful the Lawspet and Thirubhuvanai constituencies and has extended enactment to an Independent successful Mahe for the April 9 elections successful the Union Territory, released its predetermination manifesto connected Saturday (April 4, 2026). The manifesto was released by enactment seasoned T. Murugan successful the beingness of enactment caput S. Ramachandran.
The manifesto promises to prevail upon the Centre to waive ₹2,177 crore of bequest indebtedness of the UT and promote the cultivation of paddy, cotton, and millets. The atom and millets generated would beryllium utilized for organisation done the ration shops successful Puducherry.
Steps volition beryllium taken to cancel the licences of resto bars started successful the past 5 years, the manifesto said. More funds would beryllium allocated for the wellness and acquisition sectors. A textile parkland would beryllium opened aft integrating defunct units specified arsenic AFT and Bharathi mills. Administrative measures would beryllium adopted to contented patta for stateless people.
The enactment would defy immoderate effort to privatise the Electricity Department, the manifesto further said.
