Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Kerala’s former General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Monday mounted a strong defence of the previous LDF government’s stand on the PM SHRI school scheme, rejecting as factually incorrect the contention by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Additional Private Secretary Ratheesh Kaliyadan that the state cannot unilaterally withdraw from the scheme after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Sivankutty said there was no need for anyone to cons…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a political showdown over the controversial PM SHRI school scheme, with the ruling UDF and opposition LDF accusing each other of ‘compromising’ the state’s interests before the confrontation culminated in an opposition walkout.The flashpoint was an adjournment motion moved by LDF MLA P. Prasad, seeking discussion on the government’s stand regarding the Centrally sponsored scheme.However, Education Minister N. Shamsudhe…