Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran on Monday asked if the Left Democratic Front government would be ready to shelve the K-Rail project in the event of the United Democratic Front won the Thrikkakara byelection.
He dared Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to face the byelection on that condition. If the K-Rail survey stone-laying was halted in view of the bypoll, it smacked of political bankruptcy.
Mr. Sudhakaran said stone-laying was halted in the wake of fervent protests by the Congress and the UDF. The government should now withdraw cases filed against protesters and repay the fine levied from the public. It should also make public the amount that was spent on survey stone-laying.
