Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought to know the reason why the Opposition Congress and the United Democratic Front (UDF) decided to boycott the Navakerala Sadas, which was a platform for raising a united voice for the sake of the State irrespective of all differences of opinion.
Inaugurating the penultimate Navakerala Sadas in Thripunithura Assembly constituency, Mr. Vijayan said neither the Leader of the Opposition nor anyone else had clarified the reason for the boycott yet. The Navakerala Sadas had the twin objectives of presenting before the people the progress made by the State and the projects needed to take that progress forward and how the Central government was trying to sabotage that progress by putting up hurdles at every turn.
“Which of these aspects was anathema to the Opposition? The disappointment of the Central government and the party leading it against such an initiative is understandable. But one cannot understand what stopped the Opposition from cooperating with the Navakerala Sadas. In fact, neither the Leader of the Opposition nor the Congress leadership could convince their own workers about it,” said Mr. Vijayan.
