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DMK to support resolution against FDI in
retail
Monday October 01, 2012 05:55:19 PM,
IANS
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Chennai: The DMK will
support an opposition-backed resolution in parliament against the
government decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in
retail but this would not affect its equation with the Congress,
party chief M. Karunanidhi said Monday.
The DMK has also urged the central government to reject the Kelkar
Committee's recommendations in totality. The panel, headed by
former finance secretary Vijay Kelkar, has recommended withdrawal
of all subsidies, and said the Indian economy was poised on the
edge of a "fiscal precipice".
Addressing reporters after chairing the DMK's emergency executive
committee meeting here, Karunanidhi said: "The party will support
the resolution against FDI in retail if brought by the
opposition."
He added that the relationship with the Congress would not be
affected due to FDI in retail.
According to Karunanidhi, his party had expressed its views on
various issues to the central government.
He hoped that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would review the
recent economic decisions that were affecting the common man.
Answering a question on why the DMK was supporting the United
Progressive Alliance (UPA) government though it was opposed to the
hike in diesel prices, FDI in retail and cap on LPG cylinders'
supply, Karunanidhi said his party would like to keep communal
forces from coming to power.
The DMK's executive committee passed resolutions urging the
central government to review its decision on allowing FDI in
retail and also to reject the recommendations of the Kelkar
Committee recommendations as implementing them would put poor
people to further hardship.
The DMK said the committee's recommendation for scrapping all the
subsidies to the poor was shocking. The committee also recommended
sale of surplus land held by public sector undertakings (PSU),
divestment in PSUs and bringing all services under the tax
bracket, the DMK said.
While urging the central government to ensure that Karnataka
implements the Supreme Court decision of releasing 9,000 cusecs of
Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, the party expressed concern
that Tamil Nadu government was taking a decision on its own
without consulting any other party in the state.
On the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils, the DMK said Tamils in the
island nation had the right to determine their future and the
Indian government should bring appropriate resolution in the
United Nations.
The DMK has also urged the central government to petition the
Supreme Court against the two-member bench's decision to cancel
spectrum licences issued to the telecom companies.
The party's executive committee also decided to hold a human chain
protest in Chennai and in all district headquarters Oct 5 to
protest the AIADMK government in the state.
Karunanidhi said he would lead the protest here.
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