Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Pinarayi claiming credit for Union govt. projects, says Amit Shah

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KOCHI, Kerala, 05/04/2026 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah receives a coating depicting the Resurrection of Jesus from Twenty20 enactment laminitis Sabu M. Jacob during an predetermination run sojourn to Kunnathunadu, Kolenchery, connected Easter Sunday. Photo : R K Nithin | Photo Credit: R K Nithin

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched “a sanction alteration start-up,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah said present connected Sunday, accusing the erstwhile of claiming recognition for respective Centrally funded projects.

Addressing an predetermination rally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful the Kunnathunad Assembly constituency, the Union Minister alleged that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities successful the State was taking recognition for the Union government’s schemes to supply escaped ration and lodging for the mediocre and the operation of the National Highway 66.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has facilitated the motorboat of lakhs of start-ups successful the country. One of them has been launched by Mr. Vijayan too. That’s a sanction alteration start-up. Modi authorities announces policies and projects and allots funds. Mr. Vijayan keeps taking recognition for them,” Mr. Shah said.

Citing the betterment successful the NDA’s ballot stock successful the State from 14% successful the Lok Sabha elections successful 2014 to 20% successful 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person said it was clip for an NDA authorities successful Kerala. “The upcoming Kerala Assembly predetermination is not simply for changing the government, but for securing the State’s future,” helium said. He wished Christian assemblage connected Easter and urged them to enactment the NDA to signifier authorities successful Kerala.

‘Habitual liar’

Mr. Shah besides came down heavy connected Congress person Rahul Gandhi, calling him a habitual liar. He said Mr. Gandhi falsely claimed that substance prices person changeable up successful the country, portion the prices really skyrocketed successful Pakistan. “There has not been immoderate hike successful substance prices nor immoderate rationing successful the country. It is due to the fact that of the effectual absorption practices followed by Prime Minister Modi,” Mr. Shah said.

AIIMS successful 2 years

Listing the NDA’s canvass promises for the State, the Union Minister said the archetypal All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) successful the State volition beryllium functional successful 2 years if the BJP-led confederation is elected to power. He said the probe into the Sabarimala golden ungraded volition beryllium handed implicit to the CBI and those down it volition beryllium jailed wrong 7 days.

He said the NDA authorities volition marque Thiruvananthapuram an IT innovation hub and Kollam a hub of bluish economy. Kozhikode volition beryllium made a centre of wellness attraction and Thrissur of taste tourism. Kannur volition beryllium transformed into a defence innovation hub, helium said.

Published - April 05, 2026 09:41 p.m. IST

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