Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Keralam assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Friday, alleged that the state government's Budget proposals indicate an "attempt toward privatization," claiming that key development initiatives are being designed to benefit private players and undermine public assets.

Reacting to the first Budget of the UDF government for the financial year 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister V D Satheesan, Vijayan said there was a systematic move to hand over key sectors to private interests.

"By accepting the central government's ideas, there is an attempt toward privatization. There is a move to hand over Keralam's coastline to the private sector. The Southern Keralam Economic Corridor and Rare E...