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The CPI-CPI(M) deadlock over the PM-Shri scheme continued on Monday with the meeting between Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI leadership failing to produce a solution to the dispute.

CPI-CPI(M) deadlock continues in Kerala

While the CPI(M) and State General Education Minister V Sivankutty argues that the government cannot afford to reject Central funds benefiting over 47 lakh students by opposing the scheme, the CPI has accused the State government of going ahead with the scheme without the unanimous consent of the Cabinet. The four CPI ministers in the Cabinet have time and again vociferously opposed the PM-Shri scheme, arguing that it would lead to implementation of the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP) and a Sangh Parivar-inspired education agenda in the state.

After the meeting with CM Vijayan on Monday afternoon, CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam told reporters, “There has been no solution to the issues we raised today. We spoke to the CM. The meeting was cordial. But our concerns remain. We will announce our decision in the next stage.”