Seeman criticises State authorities for paddy wasted in rains

Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) coordinator Seeman in Coimbatore on Sunday criticised that paddy was getting broken and wasted in rains yearly because the State authorities was not procuring the grains correctly.

Mr. Seeman informed journalists that the State authorities, which was offering warehouses and safety for liquor shares of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation, was leaving important grains like paddy on the streets, with out correct procurement.

Attributing it as a recurring challenge, not alone this yr, the NTK chief mentioned the grains wouldn’t have been wasted if correct warehouses have been constructed beneath the tenures of former Chief Ministers Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa and Edappadi Ok. Palaniswami.

He alleged that solely ₹4 crore was spent on tarpaulins [to protect paddy] and requested what number of crore was spent on a memorial. “Leaving the paddy on the road to sprout was the federal government’s achievement,” he remarked.

Expressing issues on the Special Intensive Revision scheme of the Election Commission of India, Mr. Seeman mentioned 1.5 crore individuals from north Indian States have been in Tamil Nadu and they’d remodel it to a different Hindi-speaking State in the event that they got voting rights. He claimed that 20,000 votes, which made BJP chief Vanathi Srinivasan win in Coimbatore South Assembly constituency, have been that of north Indians.

To a query on Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay assembly the households of those that died in Karur stampede at Mamallapuram on Monday, Mr. Seeman mentioned it was the actor-turned politician’s private alternative.