Kerala society has braved multiple odds without losing courage, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. He was speaking at the Cantonment Maidan here on Wednesday, the last day of the Navakerala Sadas in Kollam.
“Ignoring political divides we have survived floods, Ockhi, Nipah and the COVID-19 pandemic together. At present, the State is going through similar situations. The Centre’s hostility towards Kerala has led to unconstitutional interventions in financial affairs. But the State government is doing everything in its power to fulfil the promises in the manifesto. Alternative systems like the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) were revived in this context,” he said.
The Chief Minister added that the Navakerala Sadas, a platform where the public can directly interact with the Cabinet, has been given a grand welcome in all constituencies. “Pandals and maidans could not accommodate the massive crowds. Those who called to boycott the programme have not been able to explain their reason for that. The development initiatives of the State government were implemented with the cooperation of the public. The people of Kerala have extended all their support to the government,” he said.
