MP Vaithilingam flays AINRC-led NDA govt. in U.T.
The Hindu
‘No concrete development has taken place so far’
The All India N.R. Congress led-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Puducherry has failed to deliver on all fronts, charged Member of Parliament V. Vaithilingam on Tuesday.
In a statement, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the Assembly election campaign, highlighted the benefits of having a same government at Centre and Puducherry. But so far, no concrete development has taken place in the Union Territory.
“Mr. Modi said a double engine government will be beneficial for the Union Territory. Now, both engines are going in different directions. As a result, no development or welfare schemes have been implemented. People are yet to get Deepavali and Pongal gifts, announced by the government,” he charged.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.