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Stalin blasts Modi govt for snatching away states' rights; bats for constitutional remedy

Chennai, Aug 15 (UNI) Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led union government for continuously snatching the legitimate rights of states and undermining federal principles, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today called for a constitutional remedy to retrieve due authority.
"At a time when states need more powers, the rights of the states are being snatched away in key domains like education and medicine, among others. The Union government has been encroaching upon the rights of States, making them increasingly dependent on Delhi," he reiterated, delivering the Independence Day address from the ramparts of Fort St. George.
"Discrimination in devolution of funds and in developmental as well as welfare programmes through Central Acts and courts has forced state governments to depend on the Union Government," he said and called for a constitutional remedy to address this issue
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