BJP protests not informing Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi about national highway review meeting in Kerala
The BJP's Thrissur unit has protested against the exclusion of MP Suresh Gopi from a government review meeting regarding national highway projects. The party alleges that the state government is politicizing development issues.
Why it matters
It illustrates the ongoing friction between central and state-level political actors in India's federal structure.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Thrissur city district unit has protested the authorities’ failure to inform Thrissur MP and Union Minister Suresh Gopi about a review meeting convened at the collectorate to assess the progress of National Highway development works, including the Amballur underpass and the Puthukkad flyover on NH 544.
In a statement, BJP district president Justin Jacob alleged that Mr. Gopi was neither informed about the meeting nor invited to attend it, despite the discussions involving key highway infrastructure projects in the constituency.
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