Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes on Kerala govt at NDA election convention in Thiruvananthapuram

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes on Kerala govt at NDA election convention in Thiruvananthapuram

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an attack on the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led government in Kerala during an election convention organised by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

During her inaugural address, the Union Minister appealed to the people of Kerala to support the NDA candidates.

Stressing on the economic situation of Kerala, Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Kerala is on the list of the top five financially stressed states. This is not the mistake of the people. It is due to continuous poor governance and poor fiscal management. Kerala has borrowed around Rs 42, crore in the past six years. This will be repaid from the government treasury by the people of Kerala."