‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan launches marketing campaign, says BJP preventing polls on growth plank

By PTI
PALAKKAD: Launching his marketing campaign, BJP candidate in Palakkad ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan on Monday stated the social gathering is preventing the elections on the plank of growth and reasserted his declare that the NDA will kind the federal government in Kerala after the April 6 Assembly polls.

He attacked the state’s ruling LDF, alleging that it was a authorities hit by corruption, scandals and nepotism.

“The (CPI(M)-led) government was not keen on the development of the state. Its main focus was upliftment of the party,” stated the 88-year previous technocrat, a day after his title was formally declared because the BJP’s candidate for Palakkad Assembly constituency.

Taking a dig at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Sreedharan stated, “he is a good chief minister for his party but not for the state.”

Sreedharan alleged that the LDF authorities did nothing for the event of the state throughout its five-year rule.

He stated the CPI(M)-led authorities didn’t take any steps for the implementation of NilamburNanjangud line to create a broad gauge rail connection from the city of Nanjangud in Karnataka to Nilambur in Kerala.

Nothing has been achieved to implement a railway line between Guruvayur and Thirunavaya regardless of getting sanction, he added.

The authorities stopped the preliminary works of sunshine metro initiatives for making certain improved transports methods within the cities of Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.

He expressed hope that the BJP-led NDA will win the Assembly polls and a authorities will probably be shaped below his management.

Sreedharan stated if elected, he would attempt to regain the misplaced glory of Palakkad district in rice manufacturing.

“Once upon a time Palakkad was the largest producer of paddy, popularly called ‘Nellara (the rice bowl of the state). Those days have gone by a long time back. That lost glory will be regained,” Sreedharan informed a information channel.

He lamented that Palakkad lacks primary services wanted for a city.

“There are no good higher education facilities in Palakkad barring Victoria College. Improved higher education facilities are required in Palakkad,” stated Sreedharan who made a shock entry into politics by way of the BJP final month.

Sitting MLA Shafi Parambil of the Congress and CPI(M)’s C P Pramod are his important rivals within the election.