Kochi: The political unrest in the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has intensified with the differences between the main ally CPM reaching new levels, media reports said.
The CPI youth wings and students’ wings are up in arms against the government of which it is a part opposing the state government’s decision to implement the BJP government’s PM SHRI s8cheme in Kerala.
Communist Party of India (CPI) State executive committee member and former Minister V S Sunil Kumar on Sunday described the scheme laced with a rightist agenda and opposes its implementation in Kerala by the Left government.
It is meant to propagate the political ideals of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he said while speaking at an event organized by the CPI to mark the party’s centenary celebrations at Kozhikode on Sunday.
Sunil Kumar said that the PM SHRI project was part of the National Education Policy 2020 brought in by the Union government, which was an attempt to intrude into the federal rights of State governments.
Agreeing that the Centre had been denying funds under the Samagra Shiksha, Kerala, since 2019, the state should have fought for its rights legally instead of caving into pressure and signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement the PM SHRI scheme.
He said the centre denied funds for the rehabilitation of those affected by the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide. The High Court had ruled against the Union government in this regard, he said. Amarjeet Kaur, national secretary, CPI, and Sathyan Mokeri, CPI State assistant secretary, among others, also spoke.
CPI flays own govt in Kerala
