<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government in Kerala has invited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to join a protest organised by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his cabinet colleagues against the alleged negligence towards the southern state by the BJP-led Centre in New Delhi next month.</p>.<p>The protest is scheduled for 11 am at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on February 8.</p>.<p>The invitation letter from the Kerala CM to Stalin was handed over by state Industries Minister P Rajeev in Chennai, according to an official release here on Monday.</p>.<p>During the meeting, Stalin expressed the view that the union government's policy of financially squeezing the states should be collectively opposed.</p>.<p>Rajeev presented the details of the petition filed by Kerala in the Supreme Court on this matter.</p>.<p>The Kerala minister alleged that the Union government is withholding the state's due share.</p>.<p>Rajeev claimed that the Modi government is taking a negative approach on various issues, including project allocation, tax allocation, assistance to reduce revenue deficit, and GST compensation.</p>.<p>He also accused the BJP-ruled Centre of denying the right to borrow.</p>.<p>Rajeev alleged that, besides Kerala, the central government is adopting a policy of discrimination against all states governed by non-BJP parties.</p>.<p>He said that, at this stage, the presence of Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is expected at Kerala's protest.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Sivadas Meena also attended the meeting, the release said.</p>.<p>The LDF government has planned various programmes to spread the message of the protest to the people, including house visits across Kerala on a booth basis from 4 pm to 6 pm on the day of the protest.</p>.<p>The Congress-led UDF in Kerala has rejected the ruling LDF's call for a joint strike against the central government in New Delhi, citing disagreement with the CPI(M)-led government's narrative that attributes the state's financial challenges solely to neglect by the union government.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government in Kerala has invited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to join a protest organised by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his cabinet colleagues against the alleged negligence towards the southern state by the BJP-led Centre in New Delhi next month.</p>.<p>The protest is scheduled for 11 am at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on February 8.</p>.<p>The invitation letter from the Kerala CM to Stalin was handed over by state Industries Minister P Rajeev in Chennai, according to an official release here on Monday.</p>.<p>During the meeting, Stalin expressed the view that the union government's policy of financially squeezing the states should be collectively opposed.</p>.<p>Rajeev presented the details of the petition filed by Kerala in the Supreme Court on this matter.</p>.<p>The Kerala minister alleged that the Union government is withholding the state's due share.</p>.<p>Rajeev claimed that the Modi government is taking a negative approach on various issues, including project allocation, tax allocation, assistance to reduce revenue deficit, and GST compensation.</p>.<p>He also accused the BJP-ruled Centre of denying the right to borrow.</p>.<p>Rajeev alleged that, besides Kerala, the central government is adopting a policy of discrimination against all states governed by non-BJP parties.</p>.<p>He said that, at this stage, the presence of Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is expected at Kerala's protest.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Sivadas Meena also attended the meeting, the release said.</p>.<p>The LDF government has planned various programmes to spread the message of the protest to the people, including house visits across Kerala on a booth basis from 4 pm to 6 pm on the day of the protest.</p>.<p>The Congress-led UDF in Kerala has rejected the ruling LDF's call for a joint strike against the central government in New Delhi, citing disagreement with the CPI(M)-led government's narrative that attributes the state's financial challenges solely to neglect by the union government.</p>