Even as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) remains largely silent on it, the protests over the proposed SilverLine project is gradually beginning to gather momentum in the poll narrative of Puthuppally, which heads for a byelection on September 5.
A meeting of the K-Rail agitation council held recently in Kottayam decided to campaign against the Left front by raising the slogan ‘no vote for K-rail supporters.’ The council said the decision was made by taking into account the possibility of interpreting the votes bagged by the Left front as people’s mandate for the K-Rail project.
The council had carried out a similar campaign in Thirkkakara too which witnessed a byelection last year. “Many public meetings were organised in Thrikkakara to discuss the government’s stance, and our members visited houses to campaign against the project. We have decided to adopt this model in Puthuppally too,” said M.P. Baburaj, council chairman.
