Dr P Thiaga Rajan: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Dr P Thiaga Rajan slammed the BJP.
Chennai:
Amid the continuing row over ballot freebies, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Dr P Thiaga Rajan has slammed the BJP and requested if the free services in states it’s ruling “descend from the hand of God”.
The minister was chatting with NDTV throughout an interview on the large political battle between the BJP and the Opposition over ballot freebies. The row was sparked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest remarks, warning individuals in opposition to pre-poll guarantees of freebies, one thing he termed as “revdi tradition”.
The matter can also be earlier than the Supreme Court docket after a petition sought that the registration of events that make such guarantees be cancelled. The courtroom has now requested the centre what “freebies” means and in addition sought the reply of the Aam Aadmi Social gathering and the DMK, which Mr Thiaga Rajan belongs to.
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“The notion of freebie could be very ill-defined. One man’s freebie is one other man’s important social spending,” the Tamil Nadu minister instructed NDTV, talking of how the social gathering plans to argue its stand in courtroom.
Requested if there was a distinction between giving out free ration and distributing gadgets similar to TVs — a standard observe in Tamil Nadu –, the minister replied, “No matter that distinction is, it isn’t clear to me that the Supreme Court docket, TV anchors or the Finance Fee is the precise authority beneath the Structure to make that distinction. The voters will make their minds primarily based on whether or not they prefer it or do not prefer it, they re-elect or do not elect. I do not perceive what the function of the courtroom is on this. Since when does any nation’s Structure enable the Supreme Court docket to resolve how public cash is spent?”
Responding to the Prime Minister’s remarks on the difficulty, the Tamil Nadu minister stated the BJP authorities in Uttar Pradesh not too long ago introduced free bus rides. “Is the Prime Minister constructive for adverse on that? In Tamil Nadu, our predecessor AIADMK [A BJP ally] determined to present scooters at half the worth for one lakh ladies and the Prime Minister got here to inaugurate that scheme. What was his considering then?”
“It’s farcical, this one rule for me, one other rule for you logic. They provide away and no person is to query as a result of it descends straight from the hand of God. And if anyone else provides, they are saying, ‘no, no, it is a unhealthy freebie’.”
