Kerala CM accuses Centre of disrupting state's progress

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Centre of taking “unconstitutional steps” to strangle the state’s finances by fixing borrowing limits, while remaining optimistic about the possibility of the opposition’s INDIA bloc unseating BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. During an interview, Vijayan expressed concern over the “deliberate disruption” of Kerala’s progress by the Centre. He criticised the BJP-led central government for “exerting control” beyond its entitlements, citing issues like fixing borrowing limits, which he labelled as illegal and anti-constitutional. “It is not about borrowing alone, but also regarding our entitled share in taxes etc. This is done to halt the progress of the state… Kerala should stand united when we demand that the Centre correct its stand. UDF should also correct its stand… and Congress should take initiatives for that,” he said.