SilverLine challenge can be disastrous for Kerala, says V D Satheesan

By Express News Service

KOCHI: Alleging that the undue haste proven by the state authorities to implement the SilverLine semi high-speed rail challenge is suspicious, Opposition chief V D Satheesan stated the challenge can be disastrous for Kerala.

“Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trying to project himself as a historical figure who tries to usher in an age of development. But it will meet the same fate as the attempt made to project him as a social reformer. The CM is trying to paint people who oppose the K-Rail project as enemies of development but the metaphor better suits  Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPM,” he advised media individuals in Kochi on Monday.

The authorities was not prepared to debate the Okay-Rail challenge for 2 hours within the state Assembly. The chief minister and the Okay-Rail company usually are not prepared to debate the Detailed Project Report ready for the Okay-Rain challenge. The total challenge is shrouded in thriller, stated Satheesan.

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He stated the Opposition wished particulars on the economical viability of the challenge. Though the federal government claims to finish the challenge at an estimated value of Rs 64,000 crore, the Nit Aayog had stated in 2018 the challenge will value Rs 1.33 lakh crore. Considering the current state of affairs, the challenge will want Rs 2 lakh crore for completion. The authorities ought to reveal how the funds can be raised and its monetary viability,” Satheeesan stated.

The authorities has not carried out any examine on the financial viability or the environmental impression of the challenge. As the challenge impacts the lives of 1000’s of individuals the federal government ought to conduct a social impression examine. The Union authorities or the Ministry of Railways haven’t accepted this challenge. It is being carried out based mostly on a mysterious Detailed Project Report (DPR) which the federal government refuses to debate, he charged.

Satheesan alleged that the federal government was encouraging spiritual fundamentalism within the identify of social engineering. There has been a spike in political murders and violent assaults. The management of the CPM district committees over the police is the explanation for lawlessness, he stated.

Satheesan additionally demanded a complete investigation into the assault made by migrant labourers on police on Saturday night time.