Former Kerala BJP President V Muraleedharan reacted to Sunday’s violent protest and attack at the Vizhinjam Police Station and criticised the state government by alleging that it “failed to convince people” regarding the benefits of the port project.
“It is the failure of the government in convincing the agitators on benefits of the project,” V Muraleedharan said while stressing the non-involvement of state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the “serious issue”. He said that the government is not seriously concerned about the issue and the Chief Minister is not yet involved in the issue as is evident with the all-party meeting (regarding the project) convening at the district level.
“It is a serious issue that erupted in Thiruvananthapuram at the project site. In fact, the agitation has been going on in the city for a long time by the people who are affected perhaps. Their concerns are definitely to be addressed,” he added.
He further said, “At the same time, the government should be firm on the continuation of the project. At this point, nobody in Kerala would feel that the project should be shelved.”
