AMN / CHENNAI
At a high-level executive committee chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today passed six resolutions condemning various central government policies and actions, accusing Prime minister Modi led government of eroding states’ rights and neglecting critical issues.
In a statement, the DMK criticised the BJP-led Union Government for promoting Hindi over regional languages, failing to conduct a caste census, pushing for One Nation One Election, and diluting state powers through amendments to the Waqf Board. The party also called out the government’s handling of railway accidents, unemployment, and reduced funding for welfare schemes like MNREGA and Samagra Shiksha.
The DMK’s statement expressed concern over the lack of action on the Mandal Commission recommendations, which it said undermines reservations for SC/ST communities. It also opposed the introduction of new criminal laws, calling them rushed and unconstitutional.
“In the last ten years, the Union government has not even fulfilled a single poll promise made in 2014. It has not taken any initiative for that, but is bent upon implementing its communal agenda with utter disregard for constitutional ethics and dismantling the country’s plurality,” it read.
On the situation in Manipur, the DMK squarely blamed the BJP, ruling both at the Centre and in the state. “Manipur has been burning for the last 18 months. Stripped of human rights and humanity remaining crushed, the state is facing a catastrophe of historic proportion. Anarchy is at its peak with Infants, children and women are massacred. But the BJP-led Union government is turning a blind eye and is focussed on the assembly election campaign. Not even once, Prime Minister Modi visited the trouble-torn state which is condemnable,” said a resolution.
“Both the BJP-led Union government and the BJP Government in Manipur appear to have washed their hands off Manipur.* How many more lives will we be losing due to the disregard of the two governments,” it asked.
On the devolution of Central taxes, the meeting emphasised that the 16th Finance Commission should hike the states’ share to 50 per cent as sought by the chief minister.