Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- Keralam Education Minister N Samsudheen on Wednesday slammed the Left Democratic Alliance (LDF), stating that the previous government signed an MoU with the Centre, surrendering the state's right to withdraw the PM SHRI scheme.

The PM SHRI scheme has been a matter of contention between the LDF and the UDF in Keralam. A row ignited in the Legislative Assembly as LDF MLAs P Prasad, KK Ramachandran and PK Praveen submitted an adjournment motion notice, seeking suspension of House proceedings to discuss concerns over the government's decision to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee and initiate steps to implement the PM SHRI scheme.

In response, Minister N Samsudheen told the House that, as per the MoU signed by...