Kejriwal, Mann to participate in Kerala's 'historic protest' against Union govt

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will participate in Keralas protest against the Centre to be staged in Delhi on Thursday under the leadership of CM Pinarayi VijayanThe mega agitation will be held in Delhis Jantar Mantar against the Centres alleged discrimination towards KeralaThe protest will witness the participation of Ministers legislators and parliamentarians from the state DMK Minister P Thiaga Rajan will represent the DMK after Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin endorsed the protests led by VijayanLDF convenor EP Jayarajan asserted that they are raising peoples demands through the mega agitationWe are raising the peoples demands Yesterday it was Karnataka today it is Kerala tomorrow other states will also come Jayarajan saidSpeaking on the protest Kerala MLA K K Shailaja said Without getting proper tax share and funds from Central government the state cannot sustain They are not allowing us to borrow money also Central govt is implementing some rules especially for Kerala lowering the borrowing limitKarnataka CM yesterday expressed his solidarity with us she addedAnnouncing the protest earlier through a press conference on Wednesday CM Vijayan said We have had to resort to such an unprecedented struggle as it is essential for Keralas survival and advancementVijayan pointed out that the agitation is not just intended to safeguard the constitutional rights of Kerala but of all statesThis agitation is intended to safeguard the constitutional rights of all states not merely Keralas The aim of this struggle is not to triumph over anyone but to secure what we rightfully deserve instead of surrendering We believe that the entire country will stand with Kerala in support of this protest the Chief Minister saidThe Kerala Chief Minister claimed that the central government favours states which are governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party or the National Democratic AllianceThe BJP governs independently or in coalition with other parties in 17 states The Central Government appears to solely favour these 17 states while neglecting those not aligned with the NDA Vijayan saidThe Chief Minister asserted that it is unconstitutional for the central government to determine the borrowing limits of the statesThe central government has no constitutional authority to determine the borrowing limits of the states These measures deemed unconstitutional and contrary to the recommendations of the Finance Commission have been implemented through the exercise of powers lacking legal standing he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever