The hike in the electricity tariff by the DMK government has severely hit the powerloom sector, especially during peak hours, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami charged on Monday, April 15, 2024. The handloom sector was also severely hit, but the Central and State governments have not helped, he said, while campaigning for AIADMK’s candidate E. Rajasekar in the Kancheepuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Mr. Palaniswami said that if elected, the AIADMK candidate would speak about the hardships of the loom industry in Parliament. He said the BJP’s election manifesto did not even mention the handloom sector, as the party does not care about weavers.
The prices of various food items and construction materials too have risen, but the DMK government has not only failed to control them but has increased among others, the electricity tariff that has affected the people severely, Mr. Palaniswami said.
