Various political parties keep distributing different types of items from time to time to woo their voters, due to which the voters get useful items sitting and on the other hand the industry and business of the producers of those items also start getting bullied. According to the information received, during the last days from 14 to 17 January 2022, on the occasion of Divas Pongal festival (Tamil Day), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Late Shri Karunanidhi’s grandson and present DMKK Chief MK Stalin’s son Udayanidhi Stalin presents DMK party symbol and present DMK chief MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi Stalin to voters of his constituency Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni State Assembly Constituency Chennai Central Lok Sabha Extension Distributed about 10 million bags of yellow color free of cost. According to Mr. Moolchand Salecha of Rajalakshmi Fabrics, the order of yellow color bags was mostly received by the entrepreneurs of Balotra who bought Roto Gray weighing 5,300 and 5,700 per bag from Malegaon. Sent it after dyeing process in yellow color. It is said that the gray cloth was processed and sold for Rs 11,50 per meter. In the past also there are many examples of distribution of bags, saris, pots, t-shirts etc. by political parties, leaders etc. In the year 2014, BJP leader Smriti Irani distributed about 15,000 saris to women and thousands of safari suits to youth. In Delhi, Congress leaders distributed saris to needy women on Rajiv Gandhi’s 77th birthday. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav had released a video saying that saris are being distributed to women by Janata Dal leaders. In the last assembly elections in West Bengal, sarees containing Mamata Banerjee’s photo were distributed. It is worth mentioning that in the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019, where Modiji’s photo and lotus symbol were distributed on behalf of BJP leaders, in 2019, sarees containing Priyanka Gandhi’s photo were distributed to women, similarly in 2022. Sarees with Modi ji and Yogi ji and lotus symbol have been distributed in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, it is also special that every time these gifts are distributed not only by politicians but also by workers and social workers at their own expense.
(Ganpat Bhansali)