கடுமையான நிதிநெருக்கடியிலும், போக்குவரத்துத் தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு 0.13% ஊதிய உயர்வு கூட கொடுக்க முடியாத நிலையிலும் உள்ள அரசு, MLA-க்களின் ஊதிய உயர்வை...
DMK leader M.K. Stalin opposed the doubling of MLA salaries in the assembly, announcing that DMK legislators formally refused the pay hike.
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கடுமையான நிதிநெருக்கடியிலும், போக்குவரத்துத் தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு 0.13% ஊதிய உயர்வு கூட கொடுக்க முடியாத நிலையிலும் உள்ள அரசு, MLA-க்களின் ஊதிய உயர்வை மட்டும் 100% உயர்த்துவதை சட்டமன்றத்தில் கடுமையாக திமுக எதிர்த்ததோடு எங்கள் MLAக்களுக்கு சம்பள உயர்வு பெறமாட்டோம் என கடிதம் அளித்தோம்.
DMK working president M.K. Stalin led a resolute opposition inside the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on January 12, 2018, strongly condemning the AIADMK government for passing legislation that doubled the salaries and allowances of Members of the Legislative Assembly by 100 percent. Stalin exposed the severe moral contradiction of the ruling party, which cited acute fiscal constraints to deny a marginal 0.13 percent wage increment to striking state transport workers, yet hastily enacted an exorbitant salary doubling for elected legislators.
Stalin announced that all DMK legislators submitted formal written letters to the Speaker and the assembly secretariat categorically refusing to accept the increased pay. He emphasized that accepting an opulent salary hike while tens of thousands of transport workers, daily laborers, and common citizens were suffering economic distress was an unconscionable betrayal of public trust. Responsible elected representatives, he argued, must prioritize workers' welfare over personal financial gains.
The DMK leader demanded that the state government redirect public funds towards settling pending retirement gratuities and legitimate wage demands of transport employees. Stalin affirmed that the DMK will persistently stand in solidarity with struggling workers against executive greed and hypocrisy. He reiterated the party's commitment to working-class justice.