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Politics Clash in Kerala: PWD Minister Exclusion Sparks Controversy
LDF leaders staged a protest event with a parallel inauguration of the NH-66 segment, criticizing the Union government for sidelining Kerala’s PWD Minister before state elections.
- On March 11, 2026, Left Democratic Front leaders held a parallel inauguration in Kozhikode protesting P.A. Mohamed Riyas's exclusion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official ceremony in Kochi while Riyas led a roadshow with local workers shouting against the Union government.
- Accusing the Centre of sidelining the state, LDF leaders said that Nitin Gadkari's office normally includes the Kerala PWD Minister's name for highway inaugurations, which was bypassed here.
- The 28-km Ramanattukara-Vengalam stretch is part of NH-66 widening linking Kozhikode with Kannur, stalled after NHAI closed its Kerala office until Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan revived it.
- The boycott intensified a confrontation between CPM and BJP as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and ministers M. B. Rajesh and K. Krishnankutty stayed away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kochi event on Wednesday.
- With roughly Rs 10,800 crore in projects inaugurated, the Union government maintained that official protocols were followed and Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, had been invited.
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Politics Clash in Kerala: PWD Minister Exclusion Sparks Controversy
The Kerala Chief Minister and his cabinet skipped Prime Minister Modi's event amidst a political dispute over PWD Minister Riyas's exclusion. The LDF government claimed its key role in NH development, while BJP inside a ‘family’ narrative. Future polls loom amid the confrontation.
Minister’s ‘exclusion’ from PM’s event: LDF holds parallel inauguration of NH-66 Ramanattukara-Vengalam stretch in Kerala’s Kozhikode
Roadshow led by Minister Mohammed Riyas taken out in protest against his alleged exclusion from official inaugural event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kochi
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Kerala CM, ministers to skip PM's official event over exclusion of PWD minister
Kochi, Mar 11 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and ministers decided to stay away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official event in the state on Wednesday, following the alleged exclusion of the state’s PWD Minister P A Mohammed Riyas from the event. The prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate various development projects, including the […]
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