Cauvery Board deadline will be met: Tamilisai

Cauvery Board deadline will be met: Tamilisai

What has happened?

BJP State president TamilisaiSoundararajan said the Central government will definitely constitute the Cauvery Management Board within the six-week time frame set by the Supreme Court.

On ballot paper idea

• Regarding the Congress’ 84th plenary session discussing a return to ballot papers, she said the forfeiture of deposit by Congress party candidates in the recently held by-elections in various States had forced the party to talk about returning to the old system of voting.
• A return to ballot papers would only regress the country’s development. And, the Congress talking about returning to ballot papers was akin to insulting the voters who exercised their franchise in free, fair and democratically-held elections
• On the local body polls, she said it was wrong to delay the conduct of the polls even after funds had been allotted for the purpose.