CM’s promise to renovate Gandhi Market baffles civic activists
The Hindu
Market issue pending with HC Bench
With the demand for shifting of the Gandhi Market to the outskirts of the city becoming an election issue, especially in Tiruchi East constituency, Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami’s promise to renovate the Gandhi Market has raised the hackles of civic activists who had been clamouring for the shifting of the market. The Chief Minister, while campaigning in support of the AIADMK candidates at Marakkadai, close to the Gandhi Market, on Tuesday, had promised that the existing market would be renovated. Tourism Minister Vellamandi N.Natarajan, who is seeking re-election from Tiruchi East, has said the market would be retained at the same place. Some other candidates too had said the same. While the Chief Minister’s latest promise has met with a cautious response from a section of traders, civic activists who had been pleading for the shifting of the market have not been amused.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
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