KANNUR: People came out in hordes in different parts of the state to protest against the laying of survey stones for SilverLine on Monday. However, CM Pinarayi Vijayan reiterated his government’s firm resolve to implement the project and sought to assuage the feelings of those who will be evicted from their land, promising them “heavy compensation”.
“The project will be implemented at any cost. The government will reach out to the people and explain about the project. Once they understand the reality, people will tell us not to bow before unreasonable protests. People will stand not with narrow-minded politics, but with broad-minded development outlook of the government,” Pinarayi said while inaugurating the CPM Puthur local committee office at Chendayad in Kannur district.
