Controversy rages in LDF over Transport Minister’s statement. He had said that KSRTC will stop electric buses. IFPOL is protesting against this. At that time, CPM State Secretary MV Govindan, MLA VK Prashanth and Mayor Arya Rajendran expressed the opinion that electric buses should be maintained. KSRTC MD Biju Prabhakar will give a report on the earnings of electric buses on Wednesday. The Transport Minister will forward this report to the Chief Minister. Then the Chief Minister will take the final decision. There is a lot of criticism against Ganesh’s statement that he will no longer buy electric buses and that the electric city bus service is a loss. The minister is in crisis as the CPM state secretary has taken up the criticism started by Vattiurkav MLA VK Prashant.
Another, the minister’s statement without even consulting the CPM has become a stumbling block. The CPM state secretary himself publicly denied the transport minister. MV Govindan’s response to this was that it is not only the minister, but the cabinet that decides things here. CPM state secretary’s response is already a warning to the transport minister. The CPM state secretary has assured that the electric bus will continue if the people are relieved. With this, it is estimated that the transport minister will have to take a U-turn in the case of electric buses. Mayor Arya stated that the left wing policy is to make the capital a carbon neutral city and the municipal council will go ahead with the plans to implement it.
