Chennai, February 9 The BJP's election manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu will focus on people-centric issues and a roadmap for a safe and development-oriented state, a senior BJP leader said on Monday.
The 13-member committee, led by former Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, is currently consulting with stakeholders and interacting with all sections of the public, including small traders to industrialists, and considering various welfare measures aimed at improving the quality of people's lives, the leader said.
"Our vision document (manifesto) will make key promises on agriculture and rural welfare, temple reforms, governance, education, and youth, among other issues. Currently, we are in the process of consulting all sections of the public, and the final document will be ready soon," the leader told PTI.
In the run-up to the 2021 Assembly elections, the saffron party had released a document titled "Thamaraiyin Tholainokku" (Lotus Vision). And this time, the party launched a state-wide campaign named "Makkalukkaga Makkalidamirundhu" (for the people, from the people) to obtain opinions from the public.
The party had even launched a special vehicle equipped with suggestion boxes to tour the constituencies and collect feedback from the citizens.
Earlier in the day, Soundararajan chaired the election manifesto committee meeting at Kamalalayam, the party's state headquarters here, and discussed key inputs and people-centric ideas for the upcoming election.
The panel had earlier visited weavers and interacted with them on strengthening the handloom small-scale industries sector.
BJP national general secretary (organization) B L Santhosh chaired a consultative meeting with party leaders who had toured the state to obtain feedback from the people on formulating the manifesto.
He asked the committee members to fine-tune the manifesto. Also, Santhosh indicated that the Assembly election may be held early in April or mid-April and told the party members to gear up for polls, a senior leader said.
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan, state chief Nainar Nagenthran, Tamil Nadu BJP in-charge Arvind Menon, Tamil Nadu national co-charge P Sudhakar Reddy, national executive committee member Pon Radhakrishnan, and BJP Mahila Morcha president and Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan participated.
