THE PMK is at it again. It has questioned the alleged allotment of 30 acres of land to the Tatas and 35 acres of land to DLF by the state government for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Taramani, a Chennai suburb. The government had not disclosed the price at which the land was sold. Though TIDCO, a state government enterprise, was allegedly a shareholder, its share was a measly 1 percent. Reiterating his partys stance vis-à-vis SEZs, PMK president Dr Ramadoss said that his party was not against SEZs and satellite towns per se in the state but was against real estate business in the guise of SEZs and satellite towns.
His party would launch a peoples movement in support of prohibition with the support of non-government organisations (NGOs). It would organise womens conferences in support of prohibition at all district headquarters. It would be held in Ramanathapuram district on July 8 and in Kanyakumari district on July 9. The womens wing of the party would organise demonstrations in front of TASMAC shops on July 12. It was unfortunate that the state government, instead of taking steps to reduce liquor consumption, was trying to generate more revenue through liquor sale. He would offer suggestions to generate revenue to compensate the loss to the exchequer if prohibition was introduced. Ruling out any reconciliation with the DMK, he said his party continued to be a part of the Congress-led alliance. He alleged that chief minister Karunanidhis DMK was trying to win over the PMK legislators. He attributed this to the DMK governments minority status.
Well, the PMK boss is right in saying that SEZs should not be allowed to be used as a front for real estate business. Towards this end, the extant regulatory mechanism should be fine-tuned if it is inadequate for the purpose. Prohibition works on paper but not in practice. We have seen it all before. It only breeds corruption. However, it can be unofficially enforced by involving NGOs and women, particularly housewives. Ramadoss can utilise the services of film actresses. The cinema-crazy Tamilnadu masses will listen to them more than to law and even God..
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