In a statement issued, Stalin said MPLAD scheme is not an allowance for MPs but allocation of funds for projects that are needed by the people in a constituency.
Chennai:
The DMK President M K Stalin on Tuesday said the Central government's decision to suspend the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme for two years instead of allocating additional funds for Covid-19 relief work is not a democratic decision.
In a statement issued here Stalin said MPLAD scheme is not an allowance for MPs but allocation of funds for projects that are needed by the people in a constituency.
Instead of allocating additional funds towards relief works for Covid-19 affected constituencies, withdrawing the existing funds puts the MPs in a spot and is not democratic act.
Stalin also questioned the reason for Central government allocating just Rs 510 crore for Tamil Nadu towards Covid-19 relief work.
He said while Uttar Pradesh with 234 Covid-19 patients got Rs 966 crore, Tamil Nadu with 621 patients got only Rs 510 crore.
Stalin said the Tamil Nadu government had requested a total sum of Rs 12,200 crore from the Central government for Covid-19 relief.
He said this clearly shows the Corona politics is being played by the Central government.
பிற மாநிலங்களைவிட தமிழகத்திற்குக் குறைவான நிதி, MP-க்களின் #MPLADS நிறுத்தி வைப்பு போன்ற செயல்கள் ஜனநாயக வழிமுறையன்று.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 7, 2020
விஸ்டா திட்டத்துக்கு ரூ.20,000 கோடி போன்ற தேவையற்ற செலவுகளைத் தவிர்த்து, அனைத்து நிதியையும் மக்கள் நலனுக்கு முறைப்படி பயன்படுத்த பிரதமரை கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன். pic.twitter.com/KfGYDQKoLw