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The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) sought to punch holes successful the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) electoral promises, including escaped question for women successful nationalist transport buses. Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had broadcast the assurances astatine a governmental rally present connected Saturday, marking the culmination of the State-wide Puthuyuga Yatra led by Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan.
Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar said Mr. Gandhi’s “airy promise” was a surefire look to tally the financially struggling Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to ruin. “A akin quixotic determination successful Karnataka had financially wrecked the Congress-ruled State’s RTC,” helium said.
“Mr. Gandhi has announced wholesale escaped question for women, irrespective of their fiscal background. KSRTC operations volition grind to a halt if women who ain cars, including authorities employees, chose to question escaped connected nationalist transport buses. The utility’s employees volition spell without pension and wage wrong a week and the KSRTC volition beryllium forced to cancel schedules,” Mr. Ganesh Kumar said.
“The KSRTC is moving its operations connected a choky fiscal lease. It has accrued revenue, reduced losses, and streamlined operations. The LDF authorities subsidises the KSRTC by an estimated ₹120 crore annually. Still, the KSRTC is struggling to conscionable liabilities, including pension backlogs”.
Law Minister P. Rajeeve said that Mr. Gandhi exhibited the governmental mannerisms of a Sangh Parivar stooge. “He openly mused wherefore the Centre was not imprisoning Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan,” helium said. Mr. Rajeev termed Mr. Gandhi a “feckless LOP” and “truant person who goes connected overseas jaunts” successful moments of nationalist crisis.
On Kejriwal
Mr. Rajeeve said the Congress nether Mr. Gandhi had filed the mendacious ailment that aided Central agencies to ‘unjustly incarcerate’ AAP person and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Congress governments successful Telangana and Karnataka had utilized bulldozer raj to people Muslim residential colonies,” helium said.
Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said Congress governments successful Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh were struggling to wage salaries. “They person halted PSC recruitment and pension,” helium added. Mr. Balagopal said the Oommen Chandy government, which paid ₹600 arsenic a societal payment pension to 22 lakh beneficiaries, near an 18-month backlog, which was cleared by the LDF government. ”People retrieve those acheronian days of UDF rule,” helium said.
