DMK govt presents budget, AIADMK asks govt to resign over TASMAC ‘scam’
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin-led DMK regime on Friday presented its Budget 2025-26 in the Assembly, a full-fledged exercise ahead of the state election next year, and made big allocations for its flagship welfare schemes including the fare-free bus travel scheme for women and announced one per cent reduction in registration fee for immovable assets registered in their name.
Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Assembly as the main opposition AIADMK walked out after attempting to raise alleged graft in state-run liquor corporation TASMAC vis-a-vis the Enforcement Directorate searches over the Rs 1,000 crore ‘scam’.
Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami told reporters that his party asked the DMK government to own up moral responsibility for the TASMAC ‘scam’ and “tender resignation,” and staged a walkout on the issue.
