{"id":669046,"date":"2026-11-09T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/669046\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:22:57","slug":"binoy-vishwam-criticizes-udf-government-for-abandoning-green-politics-accuses-it-of-promoting-mining-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/669046\/","title":{"rendered":"Binoy Vishwam Criticizes UDF Government for Abandoning Green Politics, Accuses It of Promoting Mining Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thiruvananthapuram: CPI State Secretary Binoy Vishwam has charged the UDF government with completely abandoning environmental protection stances and becoming advocates for mining politics, despite having come to power after years of promising green politics to the people. He alleged that the government is adopting an approach of handing over Kerala\u2019s land, natural resources, and coastal wealth to private interests. In a press conference held in Thiruvananthapuram, Binoy Vishwam launched a fierce attack on the Chief Minister and the UDF government. He pointed out that those who made major proclamations on environmental protection during elections and after coming to power have now forgotten all of that and are moving in the opposite direction. The situation, he said, is such that the government\u2019s words bear no relation to its actions, with words heading north while actions move south.<\/p>\n

The government\u2019s approach is to mine Kerala\u2019s soil, mountains, rocks, and mineral resources extensively and hand them over to the private sector. The government, entrusted to protect the public interest, is becoming trusted agents of private companies, Binoy Vishwam criticized. He described the government\u2019s shift from green politics to mining politics as extremely dangerous. The government has reached a position where it grants permission for unrestricted rock excavation even from government lands surrounded by private lands, he added. He accused the government of making decisions that could cause serious repercussions for the environment and public assets.<\/p>\n

Binoy Vishwam strongly criticized the 'Saral' law introduced by the UDF government, alleging that the government is clearing the way for private interests by loosening regulations related to land. He stated that land reform measures have laid the foundation for Kerala\u2019s social and economic progress, but the government is attempting to undermine the very basic principles of these reforms aimed at ensuring justice in land ownership and use. The government, according to him, is erasing the gains Kerala achieved through land reform and paving the way for a regression to the old landownership system. He alleged that land grabs and illegal land use are intensifying across various parts of the state, and instead of curbing such tendencies, the government is creating favorable conditions for them. He criticized the government for retreating from its responsibility to protect public lands and natural resources.<\/p>\n

Regarding the government\u2019s stance on power transactions and the Chief Minister\u2019s approach, Binoy Vishwam expressed doubts. He said there is a situation where even the concerned ministers lack clarity about major government decisions and that it creates the impression that some matters are known only to the Chief Minister. He questioned why the Power Minister, who is also KPCC President, repeatedly requests the Chief Minister to explain instead of addressing queries related to his own department. He asked whether this means the minister does not know about his department\u2019s affairs or whether he has knowledge but lacks authority to respond. He questioned where the collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers lies.<\/p>\n

He called centralized decision-making practices within the government incompatible with democratic governance. He raised suspicions about power deals involving GNA and demanded that the government clarify GNA\u2019s credibility in the electricity market. He accused the Chief Minister of treating electricity purchasing like a common marketplace transaction. The government, he said, is failing to answer critical questions about the state\u2019s electricity rates, future guarantees of supply, and additional costs incurred for electricity procurement during peak consumption times. He questioned why the Chief Minister insists so strongly on purchasing electricity via GNA and attempts to subject his own ministers to this decision. He demanded transparency in electricity-related decisions and that their financial impacts be explained to the public.<\/p>\n

Binoy Vishwam also alleged serious ambiguities and irregularities in the state government\u2019s liquor policy. He demanded clarity on the government\u2019s excise policy and who makes those decisions. He cited revelations by a former IAS Excise Commissioner suggesting the absence of a clear excise policy. He called on the Chief Minister to explain the government\u2019s apathy on such a vital issue. The government reportedly does not adhere to clear criteria in granting bar licenses and permitting alcohol sales in airport lounges. While initially talking about selling weaker liquor, the government now seems to be attempting to make all types of alcohol available in more places. He asked the government to explain the true purpose behind easing liquor sale restrictions. The government\u2019s act of sidelining officials it had previously praised within days raises suspicion. The question arises whether any illicit dealings have occurred behind liquor policy decisions. Without shying away from these allegations, the Chief Minister should respond to the people, Binoy Vishwam urged.<\/p>\n

Turning to education, he warned that privatization moves in higher education would adversely affect Kerala\u2019s educational standards. Granting excessive powers to self-reliant and autonomous educational institutions would have severe consequences for education. He found it troubling that institutions now obtain broad authorities to initiate courses of their choice, fix fees independently, decide examination methods, and award degrees. The government is stepping back from its responsibilities to ensure the quality and social justice of education. Completely commercializing education will impact ordinary students\u2019 opportunities, he asserted.<\/p>\n

Binoy Vishwam also severely criticized the Maritime Bill, alleging that it paves the way for private companies to exploit Kerala\u2019s vast coastal areas, backwaters, and seas as natural resources. Instead of protecting coastal lands, marine resources, and valuable mineral deposits as public wealth, the government is handing them over to private interests, he claimed. Kerala\u2019s coastal environment and natural resources hold great significance, and granting unrestricted exploitation rights to private entities constitutes injustice toward future generations. He accused the government of rolling out the red carpet for private sector plundering of the nation\u2019s wealth. Pointing to a lack of transparency in the government\u2019s actions, he said that the real aims behind crucial policy decisions are hidden from the public. Prioritizing private interests will lead Kerala into a severe crisis.<\/p>\n

Binoy Vishwam warned that the UDF government must change its stance in the face of popular protests. He announced plans to organize strong protest movements against land grabs and unauthorized orchard land sales in Idukki district, which has become a key area for widespread land grabs in the state. He accused the government of indirectly supporting incidents of extensive division and sale of orchard land and violations of land use laws. The CPI will hold a major protest in front of the Peerumedu Taluk Office to highlight issues of land grabbing and illegal orchard land use and will conduct further protests independently and as part of the LDF on various issues, he added.<\/p>\n

He mocked the government\u2019s attitude toward Kerala\u2019s lands, underground resources, seas, coastal areas, and suggested it would stop at nothing\u2014not even handing over the sky\u2014to private interests. The Communist Party will participate vigorously in struggle to protect public wealth, oppose anti-environmental and anti-people policies, and lead widespread popular resistance against government policies. Attempts to subjugate land and natural resources to private interests will not be allowed. Binoy Vishwam warned that the UDF government will have to bow down before strong popular protest, emphasizing the need to protect the people\u2019s wealth and environment.<\/p>\n

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Original Malayalam report: Malayalam Daily News<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thiruvananthapuram: CPI State Secretary Binoy Vishwam has charged the UDF government with completely abandoning environmental protection stances and becoming advocates for mining politics, despite having come to power after years of promising green politics to the people. He alleged that the government is adopting an approach of handing over Kerala\u2019s land, natural resources, and coastal wealth to private interests. In a press conference held in Thiruvananthapuram, Binoy Vishwam launched a fierce attack on the Chief Minister and the UDF government. He pointed out that those who made major proclamations on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":669047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[582,170398,47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-kerala","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}