Vijayan, UDF clash over Silver Line; Tharoor told to ‘toe the line’

Malapurram: The war of words between the LDF government and the opposition UDF intensified over the mammoth Silver Line Rail Corridor on Monday as Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said no development initiative required for the state would be abandoned while the latter charged his attempt was to become a ”historical figure” by implementing the mega infras t ructure project.

While inaugurating a party conference here, Vi - jayan said the development was not stuck to the same place where we are standing but to move ahead by implementing more projects required for the land and people.

Stating that the development of the land is the most important thing, he urged party cadres to ensure more support from people to implement it effectively.

Meanwhile, Congress state president K Sudhakaran has warned senior leader and MP Shashi Tharoor of action if he does not go with the party’s stand on the K-Rail (SilverLine) issue. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Sudhakaran said if Tharoor could not accept the party’s stand on this issue, he could not remain in Congress.

Last week, Opposition Leader V D Satheesan too also said in Kannur that leaders may have personal opinions on various issues, but once the party takes a decision, they have to follow it.

Billed as the biggest infrastructure project in the state’s history, the proposed 529.45 km Silver Line rail corridor is envisaged to link Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the northern most part of Kerala. –(PTI)