Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday accused the Central Government of obstructing the development work in the state, highlighting the repeated "opposition" of the Centre towards the K-Rail project.

While speaking to ANI exclusively, the Kerala CM claimed that the Centre "stood" with the stance of "certain vested interests" that the project should not be implemented when the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government is in power.

"The K-Rail project can be seen as a project necessary for improving our country's transportation facilities. What justification is there for opposing it? Saying that the K-Rail project should not be implemented when the LDF government is in power reflects the stance of...