Even as the Centre approved on Thursday additional assistance of over 3,000 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states that were affected by floods, landslides and last year,Tamil Naduhas been left out despite chief minister M K Stalin sending several memoranda seeking assistance of 6,230 crore towards relief and restoration in the aftermath of the devastating floods in several parts of the state.
An all-party delegation, predominantly comprising MPs from theDMKand its allies, besides the main opposition AIADMK and led by DMK parliamentary party leaderT R Baalucould not meet PresidentRam Nath Kovindor Union Home ministerAmit Shahlast week. The objective of the delegation was to seek directions to governor R N Ravi to forward The Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021 (popularly known as NEET Bill seeking exemption for Tamil Nadu) to President to grant assent to the Bill. Instead, the delegation submitted the representation to the President’s secretariat, which forwarded it to Amit Shahs office for action. The NEET Bill was passed unanimously in the assembly in September.