Government will protect interests of all citizens, says Purohit

Governor urges Union government to release IGST funds to Tamil Nadu at the earliest, says government is fully committed to protecting 69% reservation

WITH protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) continuing to brew, Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday promised the State Assembly that “the Tamil Nadu government will ensure that the interests of all citizens, regardless of religion or creed, are protected.” He also said the State government would urge the Centre to provide dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu.

Without mentioning the CAA, the governor said, “Tamil Nadu aims to be an inclusive society where the socially deprived sections including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities, Minorities and the Differently Abled, are safe, secure and empowered.”

The governor also assured the House that the government was fully committed to the cause of social justice and would protect the 69% reservation followed in the State.

Delay in disbursal of funds