Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has stood firmly as an antithesis to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre which he accused of violating Constitutional values.
Inaugurating the valedictory function of the first anniversary of the LDF government here on Thursday, Mr. Vijayan said the State has taken a less-charted path to ensure equitable and holistic development. Accusing the Centre of intensifying globalisation through policies that have been thrust upon States, he claimed that the LDF government has succeeded in presenting a people’s alternative to such tendencies.
“At a time the Central government has focused on privatising public-sector undertakings, we have been exploring all options to salvage them. Similarly, the LDF government has created numerous jobs in various sectors, while a virtual freeze on recruitment by the Centre has begun to adversely impact major government-owned enterprises, including BSNL and the Railways,” he said.
