03-30-2006, 01:10 AM
Election promise by DMK
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->'We will provide quality <b>rice at Rs two per kg </b>to make women feel happy at heart, and provide <b>a free colour TV to every family </b>for women's recreation and general knowledge,' said the manifesto released by DMK president M Karunanidhi.
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Women have much to cheer about, if the DMK regains power in the May 8 election. The manifesto promises <b>a free gas stove to all poor women </b>and a <b>monthly maternity assistance of Rs 1,000 three months prior to delivery and three months after that.</b>
The manifesto also promised a legislation to provide <b>separate reservation for Muslims and Christians </b>after getting the Centre to amend the Constitution to allow such quotas. Further, it would extend concessions enjoyed by<b> Dalits (currently confined to Hindus) to those in other religions, too</b>.
The DMK said it would not implement Value Added Tax without properly examining the implications,
Unemployed youth would get <b>an assistance of Rs 300 a month</b> under a future DMK regime while women members of <b>self-help groups would get Rs 45 a day as training allowance </b>
On the policy front, the DMK said it would continue to strive for the scrapping of Article 356 of the Constitution and for suitable constitutional amendments to provide for<b> State autonomy</b>, besides pressing the Centre to allocate 40 per cent of the Centre's gross tax revenues to the States.
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Do they think women are real stupid? I am not sure whether voters really buy these gimmicks?
Election commision should put a check on these promise.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->'We will provide quality <b>rice at Rs two per kg </b>to make women feel happy at heart, and provide <b>a free colour TV to every family </b>for women's recreation and general knowledge,' said the manifesto released by DMK president M Karunanidhi.
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Women have much to cheer about, if the DMK regains power in the May 8 election. The manifesto promises <b>a free gas stove to all poor women </b>and a <b>monthly maternity assistance of Rs 1,000 three months prior to delivery and three months after that.</b>
The manifesto also promised a legislation to provide <b>separate reservation for Muslims and Christians </b>after getting the Centre to amend the Constitution to allow such quotas. Further, it would extend concessions enjoyed by<b> Dalits (currently confined to Hindus) to those in other religions, too</b>.
The DMK said it would not implement Value Added Tax without properly examining the implications,
Unemployed youth would get <b>an assistance of Rs 300 a month</b> under a future DMK regime while women members of <b>self-help groups would get Rs 45 a day as training allowance </b>
On the policy front, the DMK said it would continue to strive for the scrapping of Article 356 of the Constitution and for suitable constitutional amendments to provide for<b> State autonomy</b>, besides pressing the Centre to allocate 40 per cent of the Centre's gross tax revenues to the States.
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Do they think women are real stupid? I am not sure whether voters really buy these gimmicks?
Election commision should put a check on these promise.