Kerala CM, ministers to skip PM's official event over exclusion of PWD minister

KOCHI: (Mar 11) 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 first stretch of the six-lane expansion of National Highway 66, during the official programme by 12.30 pm here.

The projects to be inaugurated include the Thalappady-Chengala stretch of NH 66 and the Vengalam-Ramanattukara stretch of the Kozhikode bypass, both upgraded to six lanes.