Heated debate in Kerala Assembly over K-rail project

The Kerala Assembly on Monday witnessed a heated debate over the proposed semi-high-speed-rail project.

While Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and members of the ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) dismissed the project’s social, environmental, and ecological concerns as unfounded, the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) claimed that the government was attempting to mislead the public by falsifying data and was only interested in the project’s large commissions.

The Silver Line, a 530-kilometre rail project, was the subject of a three-hour discussion in the House. An adjournment motion notice issued by the opposition was taken up for discussion and finally rejected. The opposition staged a walkout protesting against the government’s stand.