Union Minister of State for MSME, Labour, and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, who is also the BJP’s co-incharge for the Kerala Assembly elections, accused the Kerala government of not utilizing three medical colleges already allotted to the state. She criticized the state government for demanding an AIIMS while neglecting the existing medical colleges in Wayanad, Kasaragod, and Kollam.
As part of a nationwide outreach to explain the Union Budget, Karandlaje alleged that the Kerala government was not cooperating with Central schemes. She urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to prioritize development over political posturing. Karandlaje also claimed that misinformation about the Union Budget was being spread by both political fronts in Kerala.
According to Karandlaje, the specific allocation of schemes for states will be clarified in the coming months after discussions in the standing committees of Parliament. She highlighted that Kerala had received Rs 26,500 crore this year under various schemes, with an increase in allocation from Rs 27,382 crore in the previous year to Rs 36,355 crore in the current year.
