THRISSUR: The reported statements of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Finance Minister K M Mani that the apex court order on the river-linking project was not applicable to Kerala was a political stunt, Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan has said. Achuthanandan told reporters at the Brahmasom Madom here on Friday that the statements of the Chief Minister and the Finance Minister were aimed at excluding the subject from the Piravom bypoll campaign. They fear that, if the issue comes alive in Piravom, the mood of the voters would turn against them. But the issue has a bearing on Kerala and if the proposal is carried out, it would sound the death knell for many rivers in the state, he said. He said the Pirvom by-election will be a warning to the UDF government and its anti-people policies. Claiming that the Opposition is united, he said he would campaign in Piravom along with other Left leaders. Achuthanandan also criticised the Centre’s decision to cut the subsidy on fertilisers. It would only add to the woes of the farmers in the state. The Union Cabinet on Thursday had approved the Fertiliser Department’s proposal to reduce the subsidy on P&K fertilisers under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy.
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