CHENNAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is the latest to join the Tamil Nadu prohibition bandwagon, and has also promised to bring back Jallikatu, the ancient bull taming festival banned by the Supreme Court. If elected, the national party said it would take over sand and granite mining to compensate the £2.70 billion revenue loss from the sale of liquor.
The party has promised waiver of farm loans, freeing temples from government control and bringing them under committees headed by eminent citizens, 20 litres of free RO treated water for every family and uninterrupted power supply. The party has also skilfully appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu saying it supports deep sea fishing for fishermen who are often arrested by the Sri Lankan navy. Also keeping in regard the Cauvery River water conflict with neighbouring Karnataka, the party has also promised the Cauvery Management Board, ordered by the Supreme Court that hasn't come to effect yet.
Senior leader L Ganesan said, “We would do that, but the solution is interlinking rivers. We would interlink River Krishna and Cauvery, not via Karnataka but directly at Hogenakkal.” BJP has faced some major setback after losing out on most of its allies, including Actor Vijayakanth's DMK and the PMK. Its Tamil Nadu president said, “Modiji has become a symbol of development. The BJP has given two years of corruption free government after we replaced the Congress, known for its scams every day.”
