Amidst the tension between the delimitation between the DMK -led Tamil Nadu government and the BJP -led Central Government over the controversy over three languages of the National Education Policy (NEP), on Friday, the state Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu gave sharp references during the presentation of the 2025 budget by the State Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu.
The tension increased due to the BJP boycotting the session. In addition, AIADMK also walked out when he was told that today he could not raise allegations of corruption scam worth Rs 40,000 crore in the state liquor sales unit.
DMK vs BJP in assembly
The sharp terms of Finance Minister Thangam Thenarsu included the Center of “cheating” Rs 2,150 crore for the overall education plan. The attack was in the context of the remarks of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in which he said that the funds would not be released until the claims of ‘Hindi impose’ are withdrawn and the NEP is implemented.
According to a NDTV report, he said, “However, this year the Center cheated us by not accepting NEP by not accepting NEP, which encourages the three-language system. So the state is allotting its own funds …”
However, the Finance Minister further said that the state government will fulfill this shortage, including the salary of teachers of government schools. “Under the overall education, the state has successfully implemented the student welfare schemes for the last seven years,” he said. He said, “Even at this critical point, the people of Tamil Nadu have supported the Chief Minister to remain firm on bilingual policy … despite paying the price of two thousand crores.”
In addition, according to DMK’s stance of ‘no compromise’ on the controversy of ‘Hindi imposing’ controversy, the Finance Minister said that it has “brought us to more heights … Tamils have achieved success globally”.
DMK vs BJP: controversy of three languages
The DMK -led Tamil Nadu government is fighting a fight over the implementation of the policy of three languages, which makes it mandatory for students to learn third language besides mother tongue and English. The DMK led by MK Stalin strongly opposed the move, saying that the current two-language policy has helped the state a lot.
Defending the move, the BJP said that the implementation of the new policy would benefit people traveling to other states, while arguing that NEP does not compel a student to read Hindi.
Amidst the requirement of three languages of NEP 2020 and dispute with the central government over the dispute over the dispute, the DMK -led Tamil Nadu government has changed the rupee’s symbol from the symbol of the Tamil language. This development took place before the state budget is presented on Saturday.
DMK vs BJP: delimitation dispute
There is also a conflict between DMK and BJP over the next year’s delimitation practice. Rai’s confrontation revolves around redefining the parliamentary constituencies based on the level of population. It is being speculated that this exercise can also interfere with the proportion to Lok Sabha representatives of the southern states.
In recent times, the issue of delimitation has come to the center due to a clear struggle between the ruling DMK and the BJP -led central government in Tamil Nadu as CM Stalin has expressed concern over losing eight parliamentary seats due to the state’s success in implementing the family planning program, resulting in population control as a result. As a result, the representation of the state in Parliament may decrease.
