A severe rift has emerged within Kerala’s ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) after the state General Education Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join the union government’s PM SHRI scheme.

The MoU was signed on Thursday in New Delhi by Kerala’s general education secretary J Vasuki and the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

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The Communist Party of India (CPI), the second largest constituent in the LDF, has taken strong exception to the action. The CPI has called the signing of the MoU as an implicit acceptance of the “RSS’ majoritarian nationalism-inspired“ National Education Policy (NEP).

Within the CPI, there is growing pressure to take decisive action – even considering boycotting upcoming cabinet meetings in protest.

The CPI lead

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