PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said charged while the DMK and the AIADMK have blamed the Centre for taking away autonomy of the State, both parties had not given full autonomy to rural and urban local bodies.
Releasing the party’s election manifesto for the urban local bodies election and introducing the 200 candidates for Chennai Corporation wards, Mr. Anbumani alleged at an election campaign in Mylapore that both the DMK and its predecessor AIADMK governments spoke of big plans for Chennai but never implemented them.
He claimed that during the AIADMK and DMK regimes, the Mayors were operated by the Chief Ministers and did not have autonomy. If elected, the PMK would will give full autonomy to the local bodies and set a new urban agenda, he said, adding public bus travel would be made free and it would will help in reducing traffic congestion and reduce deterioration of roads.
