Trouble had been brewing in the ruling LDF for the past few days as the CPI had hardened its stand against Kerala signing an MoU over the PM SHRI project.

However, all seems to be well in the alliance now as it has been decided that a Cabinet sub-committee will be formed to study the issue and till they take a decision, the government will freeze the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme and communicate the same to the Centre. The CPIM has informed the CPI about the decision which the latter accepted.

Since the news of the education department signing the MoU had come out last week, the CPI had taken a tough stand that the state government should either freeze or withdraw from the project and inform the Centre about it too.

Even after chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan met CPI state secreta

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