Kerala CM accuses Centre of vindictive attitude over Wayanad relief
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday criticized the Central government for allegedly denying financial relief for the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide survivors.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday criticized the Central government for allegedly denying financial relief for the rehabilitation of Wayanad landslide survivors.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to intervene and withdraw the finance ministry's norm making it mandatory for the state to repay the Viability Gap Fund (VGF) for the Vizhinjam seaport project in installments.
The Kerala government has decided to take strict action against government employees who have illegally availed of social welfare pensions. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday.
Governor Khan pointed out that the Chief Minister, in his letter, stated he did not claim that anti-national forces are operating in the state.
The probe was ordered over his previous statement that party workers assaulting Youth Congress activists during the Nava Kerala Sadas campaign was the 'rescue work'.
Speaking at a press conference after an all-party and cabinet meeting held in Kalpetta on Thursday, Pinarayi Vijayan said after the completion of the Bailey bridge by the Army in Mundakkai, the rescue operation would be carried out intensively by bringing machines to the landslide-hit site.
Speaking to media persons here, Chief Minister Vijayan said the state always gives due consideration to weather warnings. He said that no red alert had been issued before the disaster, with the first red alert coming at 6 am on the morning after the incident.
He said that the budget appears discriminatory towards states, with the Finance Minister ignoring a majority of them, including Kerala.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Vijayan said that with the commencement of Vizhinjam port's trial operations, Kerala has marked a breakthrough in its development story.Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Vijayan said that with the commencement of Vizhinjam port's trial operations, Kerala has marked a breakthrough in its development story.
During the Question Hour in the Assembly on Monday, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator N Samsudheen raised the issue.
