Dismissing the allegations that the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram was neglected in the 2020 Kerala budget, Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Sunday said crores of rupees have been allocated for the city and accused the Opposition, including the BJP, was spreading fake news.
Surendran was speaking to reporters here against a campaign against the the state government, alleging "mistreatment" to the capital city in the state budget.
"Since Pinarayi Vijayan government came to power, the city has been witnessing a lot of development projects. The BJP makes effective use of social media and have been spreading fake news on budget allocation," Surendran said.
He ridiculed the Opposition Congress-led UDF and said, "No one takes them seriously."
Yuva Morcha, the BJP's youth wing, had on Saturday taken out a protest march to the Secretariat here against the "neglect faced by Thiruvanathapuram"
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