THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) allies, the CPI and the CPI(M), will hold crucial meetings on Monday to defuse the escalating rift over the signing of the PM SHRI (Prime Minister’s School for Rising India) agreement with the Centre.
The controversy erupted late last week after it emerged that the Kerala government had signed the Memorandum of Understanding for implementing the PM SHRI scheme -- a Central initiative aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) -- without the concurrence of key LDF partners.
The CPI, the LDF’s second-largest constituent, publicly alleged that the agreement was inked without its knowledge, accusing the CPI(M) of unilateral decision-making.