DMK failed to keep poll promises: BJP

Coimbatore: Union minister of state for information & broadcasting, fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy L Murugan on Monday took a dig at DMK for its alleged failure to fulfil electoral promises.
Launching BJP’s Makkal Aasi Yatra, which is aimed at spreading awareness on central schemes, Murugan said DMK deceived people by giving false and unfeasible promises.“It’s saddening that they did not fulfil electoral promises in the last 100 days,” he told reporters.
DMK had promised monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 for homemakers. “It has been 100 days since they came to power. They even presented the budget. But there was no announcement about the promise. Similarly, they said education loans would be waived,” the BJP leader said. “It means that they gave false promises, which are not feasible to implement, for votes. After getting the votes, they are duping the people.”
Murugan, who was flanked by state BJP chief K Annamalai at the press conference, said that on the other hand, BJP is implementing several welfare projects.
Continuing his tirade against DMK and opposition parties, Murugan said that opposition parties could not digest the fact that BJP has made a member of arunthathiyar community a Union minister. “This is perhaps the first time that a person from scheduled caste, who is not member of any house, has been made a Union minister. This was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also, for the for the first time, 12 people from SC, eight from tribal community and 28 OBCs have been made Union ministers,” he said.
Makkal Aasi Yatra would pass through Coimbatore, Tirupur, Nilgiris and culminate in Namakkal August 18.