The government cannot run away from the responsibilities entrusted to an elected government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
After inaugurating 51 roads constructed as part of the 100-day action plan of the government, he said developing infrastructure was one of the primary responsibilities of a government. How could a government stay away from future infrastructure development of a State saying that some projects would court controversies, Mr. Vijayan asked?.
Had the Left Democratic Front government taken such a stance in 2016, the condition of national highways in the State would have been in a poor condition. Instead, the government agreed to provide land for development to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) by shouldering around 25% of the land cost when the entire price of land was borne out by the NHAI in neighbouring States.
