Puducherry, April 4 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday released its manifesto for the April 9 Assembly elections with a promise to continue its fight to securing full Statehood status for Puducherry.
Senior party leader T Murugan released the manifesto and received by another senior leader Sudha Sundararaman, State Secretary Ramachandran, Executive Committee members Perumal , Kolanjiappar, Kaliyamurthy, State committee member Ramesh, among others.
The party also promised to press the centre to waive the legacy loan of Puducherry to the tune of Rs.2,177 crores and steps to ensure the socio-economic development of the union Territory. It also promised to encourage sugarcane and cotton production for textile and sugar mill...