By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Seeking to take the steam out of the protests towards the SilverLine, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday requesting Centre’s nod for the Rs 63,000-crore semi high-speed rail challenge. The tactical transfer is aimed toward blunting the political opposition from the state BJP and UDF to the challenge.
Pinarayi is anticipated to satisfy the PM at 11am within the Parliament constructing. He will transient Modi in regards to the challenge, its present standing along with the pressing want for the Centre’s approval. The chief minister may even attempt to persuade the prime minister that SilverLine is important for the state’s general growth.
The Railways had already given its in-principle nod for the challenge. But current statements by union ministers in Parliament that no remaining clearance has been given for the SilverLine and the confusion concerning the identical may even be dropped at the PM’s consideration.
Pinarayi hopes to lift state’s issues with PM
T’Puram: The chief minister had known as on the Prime Minister final July in search of central clearance for the challenge. Later in December he had written to the PM in search of central nod. In addition to SilverLine, Pinarayi can be anticipated to take up a slew of different points with the Prime Minister.
The Union Government had earlier given in-principle nod for the challenge. Now the Centre is of the view that the Detailed Project Report is incomplete. It has additionally made it clear that clearance might be given solely after verifying the technical feasibility and financial viability.
The assembly between Pinarayi and Modi takes place amid main protests towards stone-laying for the Social Impact Assessment for the challenge. With the Centre additionally giving indications that it’s not in favour of the challenge, Pinarayi hopes to lift the state’s issues with the PM.
The assembly is anticipated to present a transparent indication about whether or not the challenge would materialise or not. The chief minister will attend the three-day CPM central committee assembly to start on Friday, forward of the twenty third Party Congress. He will return on Sunday.
Alignment altered to assist minister: Thiruvanchoor
Kottayam: Senior Congress MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan alleged that the SilverLine alignment was altered in Chenga-nnur for the good thing about minister Saji Cherian, who rubbished the allegations.
MPs from state lock horns in Rajya Sabha
T’Puram: The SilverLine challenge and protests towards the social affect evaluation proceedings triggered a disagreement between MPs from the state in RS.
