AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami addressing media at Secretariat in Chennai.
EPS said AIADMK had won both constituencies in the recent election and claimed its MLAs had been made to resign without justification.
“It was a drama enacted by making our MLAs resign through horse trading, in order to keep his (Vijay) govt in power,” he said. “We will win back the seats,” he said. In contrast to the claim of TVK leaders that corruption has come down, EPS said, there was a spike in corruption. In the assembly, neither CM nor TVK ministers give appropriate answers to the issues raised by the opposition members, he said. Citing the police grants debate, he said the chief minister had not responded to several issues he raised, including cybercrime, the crypto-currency fraud in Madurai and Dindigul districts and an increase in road accidents. There was no mention of promotions and pay hikes for police personnel either, he said.
EPS also attacked TVK, saying there was a complete breakdown of law and order in the state and that corruption has spiked. Speaking to reporters after the assembly session, EPS alleged that the vacancies were engineered to help the TVK retain power. Listing out recent murders in the state, EPS alleged that there was a complete breakdown of law and order. Ministers concerned also don’t respond to questions relating to their departments, he charged.
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday said the party would field candidates in both Madurantakam and Dharapuram assembly constituencies and win in the upcoming byelections.