Sasikala demands govt. to pay ₹1,000 per person for Pongal
The Hindu
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AIADMK’s former interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala, demanded payment of at least₹ 1,000 each to people on the occasion of Pongal festival.
In a statement, she said the present arrangement of providing 21 items of grocery in packets was leading to delays in distribution. There were also reports of not all items reaching the beneficiaries. As a result, taxpayer’s money was being wasted. Instead, if rice, sugar and cane, along with an assistance of ₹1,000 had been given, by explaining the Government’s financial position, it would have been beneficial to the poor, farmers and petty traders.
Referring to the government’s latest round of restrictions on account of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Sasikala said the government should also see to it that people were able to celebrate Pongal without hassle.
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