The Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre, which has been trying to choke Kerala economically and by denying its eligible rights, is promising development packages to the State at the time of the polls, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
The Chief Minister was responding to the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during campaign meetings in the State.
Addressing a campaign meeting of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, V.S. Sunil Kumar, here on Monday, he said the people in the State knew what had been the stand of the Centre towards the State. “The State went through miserable conditions of floods, corona and Nipah outbreaks, and Ockhi. We were struggling for support. The Centre denied us even the eligible special package. It not only denied support but also stopped us from taking help from other countries, who were willing to support us. The Centre did not even give permission for the Ministers to go abroad to collect help from the non-resident Keralites,” the Chief Minister recalled.
