BJP’s TN ally PMK promises to make parents’ approval mandatory for marriage of girls below 21 years

“To prevent young women from being deceived by the love of drama at a very young age, to protect the family system, and to protect the future welfare of adolescents,” it added.

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MSP for farmers

The party also said it would urge the new government at the Centre to enact a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farm produce.

The PMK, which is contesting from 10 Parliamentary constituencies including Dharmapuri, said it would strive for caste-wise enumeration of the population in the census exercise and make legally guaranteed MSP a right of farmers, which shall be ensured by way of legislation.

“The PMK will work to implement reservations across India for all communities proportionate to their population,” the manifesto released here by party founder leader S Ramadoss assured.

A separate union budget for the agriculture sector, financial assistance of ₹2,500 to farm labourers when they have no work, and replacing palmolein oil with groundnut oil and coconut oil in ration shops form part of the promises made in the manifesto.

Steps would be taken to scrap the upper ceiling of 50 per cent in the reservation, PMK said, which has considerable clout among Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community in Tamil Nadu. Also, the party said it would work to implement reservation in promotions in government and Public Sector enterprises.

Tax devolution of 50 percent to states, reversing subjects including education to state list from the concurrent list of the Constitution, ban on construction of Mekedatu dam by Karnataka, ₹3,000 monthly assistance to women heads of families (Below Poverty Line), restoration of Old Pension Scheme for government employees, scrapping NEET were among the assurances made by the PMK.

The Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu will be held on 19 April.

(With PTI inputs)

(Edited by Muhammed Fazil)