Kerala CPM set to chart new path, eyes private participation for revival of loss-making PSUs | India News

KOLLAM: CPM’s state convention on Sunday unanimously re-elected M V Govindan because the celebration’s secretary of the Kerala unit. Unlike a decade in the past, there was no factional dissent within the convention, with all members within the official panels getting elected unopposed.
Only these within the good books of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, the de-facto chief of each the government and the celebration in Kerala, figured within the panels.
Addressing a gathering on the finish of the four-day state convention, Vijayan rejected as “far-fetched and unfounded” the criticism towards the new pathways prompt by him in direction of a new Kerala. He stated CPM determined to settle for string-free private capital way back. However, the celebration might pursue the identical solely now due to lack of a supporting mechanism to appeal to such large-scale funding previously.
Justifying the proposals he made within the doc, Navakeralathinte Puthuvazhikal (New Pathways to a Renewed Kerala), which the state convention adopted with out a lot resistance, Vijayan stated the practically 9 years of steady LDF governance considerably improved the amenities and surroundings, pivoting on which Kerala can obtain new heights within the coming days. The measures prompt within the doc embody public-private participation for revival of loss-making PSUs, cess, and differential charges for govt providers.
“BJP govt at Centre wants to block development activities in Kerala. But we are not ready to shelve development dreams,” the CM stated.