Kerala CM Vijayan, UDF cross swords over Silver Line project; Govt to go ahead with the mega project

Pinarayi Vijayan said no development initiative required for the state would be abandoned, even as UDF alleged that the implementation of the Silver Line Rail Corridor was an attempt by the Kerala chief minister to become a "historical figure",

The war of words between the LDF government and the opposition UDF intensified over the mammoth Silver Line Rail Corridor on Monday as Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said no development initiative required for the state would be abandoned while the latter charged his attempt was to become a "historical figure" by implementing the mega infrastructure project.

While inaugurating a party conference here, Vijayan said the development was not stuck to the same place where we are standing but to move ahead by implementing more projects required for the land and people.