CPM plans national campaign to promote SilverLine as symbol of Kerala development model

New Delhi: The CPM, which is leading the Left-Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, has decided to launch a national campaign promoting the contentious SilverLine railway project planned in the state. According to the party, the campaign would help it counter the local protests against the project. Moreover, SilverLine figured in the Parliament recently with a discussion taking place on the matter.

“SilverLine will be promoted nationally as an example of the Kerala model of development. All-India leaders of the party will be deployed for the awareness programmes,” said a CPM functionary.

“The campaign, stressing on the need to implement the project and its advantages, will be launched after the CPM party congress to be held at Kannur in Kerala during April 6-10. We will highlight the fact that the reasons behind the opposition to SilverLine are mainly political. Critics of the project will be exposed,” the leader added.

Meanwhile, the three-day CPM central committee meeting to finalize the organisational report to be presented at the party congress began at the national capital on Friday. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was among those who took part in the meeting, which was presided over by general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

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