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AIADMK wide caput and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Thursday criticised the DMK of not having utilised its opportunities to rise the request connected State autonomy erstwhile it shared powerfulness successful the Centre and of having raised the contented present lone for the Assembly election. He further charged that the DMK was raking up the contented lone to blasted the BJP.
During his code successful the Assembly, Mr. Palaniswami recalled that the DMK was portion of aggregate Central governments nether the Congress, the BJP, and those led by Prime Ministers I.K. Gujral and H.D. Deve Gowda. “You did not deliberation of State autonomy then. Now, erstwhile the predetermination is coming up, you are talking astir State autonomy,” Mr. Palaniswami said.
Minister E.V. Velu said the State authorities had constituted a committee regarding Union-State relations and was taking enactment lone based connected the committee’s study and that State autonomy would assistance the State adjacent erstwhile the AIADMK comes to power. Minister S. Regupathy and S.S. Sivasankar contended that the request for State autonomy was felt present much than ever.
During the treatment connected the Interim Budget for 2026-27 and Agriculture Interim Budget for 2026-27 successful the House, Mr. Palaniswami criticised the DMK authorities connected aggregate sectors — instrumentality and order, concern maturation and investments, State’s fiscal health, paddy procurement, and demands of authorities employees, among others, prompting responses from Ministers concerned.
Mr. Palaniswami besides criticised the State authorities implicit the cancellation of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s (TNPSC) Combined Civil Services Examination-II (Group II and IIA Services) midway earlier this month. Minister N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj explained the reasons down the determination and said the exam had been rescheduled to March 15.
The AIADMK person besides questioned the DMK authorities astir the necessity for the authorities to recognition the sum into the slope accounts of beneficiaries of Kalaignar Magalir Urumai Thittam arsenic beforehand payment. In response, Mr. Regupathy referred to a lawsuit pending earlier the Supreme Court successful this regard. Minister Thangam Thennarasu asked if the AIADMK would question the BJP successful its confederation implicit specified measures undertaken successful Bihar and Maharashtra.
Pointing to the hold successful the assignment of the Director-General of Police (DGP)/Head of Police Force, Mr. Palaniswami wondered what were the reasons down the delay. He further urged the DMK authorities to appointing the DGP. He besides charged that galore of the electoral promises made by the DMK successful its manifesto remained unfulfilled.
