Malappuram gets notable projects

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malappuram, the bastion of Muslim League, also got several prestigious projects in its kitty. “This is one drawback when sub-regional parties handle key portfolios like Finance,” observed G Gopakumar, political scientist. “There is one more hidden factor, the deterioration of the Congress.The way the budget was presented clearly shows that the Congress has been resigned to its fate,” he added.There were Congress MLAs too who raised vociferous protest against the ‘regionalisation of budget’, along with the Opposition.T N Prathapan lodged a complaint with the KPCC alleging that the stadium meant to be constructed at Mala as a memorial to K Karunakaran was snatched away by Mani. Young Congress MLA V T Balram came out in the open against the negligence to Palakkad.Benny Behnan and Hibi Eden also conveyed their displeasure to the KPCC. “We should genuinely doubt whether this will lead to a situation where a national party like the Congress has to be silent even on major policy matters of the state,” Gopakumar warned.