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The CPI(M)-led LDF authorities has failed to bring improvement and concern to Kerala successful the past 10 years oregon make caller employment opportunities, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and elder Congress person D.K. Shivakumar said connected Monday (April 6, 2026).
In Thiruvananthapuram for the Congress’ predetermination campaign, Mr. Shivakumar challenged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI(M) to explicate what the LDF authorities “has fixed to the State of Kerala.”
He said the Pinarayi authorities failed to travel retired with a argumentation that encourages much concern successful Kerala, much employment opportunities and stronger gross authorities home merchandise (GSDP) growth. “The Chief Minister indispensable reply what concern you person brought to Kerala,” helium said.
‘Policies wide successful Karnataka’
Investors opt for Karnataka due to the fact that the policies determination are liberal. But those who effort to put successful Kerala accidental the policies are “not open,” helium said.
On Kerala’s apical presumption successful easiness of doing business, Mr. Shivakumar countered, “But what has come? There should beryllium immoderate accountability. Something should beryllium visible. Numbers should beryllium visible. The communist mindset has to go, and liberalisation has to travel backmost to pull investment, helium said.
“The policies that you springiness are precise important. Policies volition pull investment. The extortion that you springiness investors is important,” helium added.
Despite being “highly educated, intelligent and hardworking”, Keralites inactive bash not person the accidental to enactment successful their ain State, Mr. Shivakumar said.
“Unemployment is astatine a peak. Youngsters are opting to permission Kerala to places specified arsenic Saudi Arabia, Bengaluru, Mumbai oregon Delhi. Keralites represent 20% of the engineers moving successful Karnataka,” helium said.
‘LDF-BJP nexus’ successful polls
Stating that the Congress-led UDF volition triumph “two-thirds majority,” Mr. Shivakumar reiterated his charges of an “LDF-BJP nexus” successful the Assembly polls successful Kerala.
He besides alleged that dissimilar successful different States, Central probe agencies person not targeted the LDF authorities contempt scams, including the Sabarimala golden theft case, being reported.
He urged the radical of Kerala to elite the UDF for a “corruption-free, transparent authorities that volition usher successful concern and alteration the system.”
