UDF moving ahead with PM SHRI to please BJP, alleges CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam
CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam has accused the UDF government in Kerala of aligning with the BJP by moving forward with the PM SHRI school scheme. Viswam claims that the state government's justification for the program is based on false information regarding central funding and argues that the move threatens the secular nature of Kerala's education system.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the ongoing political friction in Kerala regarding the influence of central government policies on state-run educational institutions and the broader ideological battle between the LDF and UDF.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) government has decided to proceed with the Union government’s Prime Ministers’ Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) with the intention of pleasing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary Binoy Viswam has alleged. He said that with the Union government’s reply in the Rajya Sabha, it has become clear that the Chief Minister’s and the Education Minister’s claims that the State had received money by signing the PM SHRI agreement are false.
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