Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2 (PTI) CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Sunday admitted there was a "lapse" in not discussing the PM SHRI scheme in the state Cabinet or within the LDF before signing the memorandum with the Centre.

The state government had recently decided to freeze the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Centre under the Prime Minister's Schools for Rising India scheme, following criticism from the CPI, a key ally in the LDF.

Addressing reporters here, Govindan said, "Only one thing we admit—it is true that the Cabinet and the LDF did not discuss it and take a decision. It was a lapse. I have admitted it." Govindan said he, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and the party’s national leaders had intervened to resolve the issue.

"I have been saying from the beg

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