The state argued that this was to prevent from a potential community spread break out, which it does not have currently, from a large arrival of undocumented returnees ERNAKULAM : Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan joined the chorus along with Maharashtra in criticising Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday.
An angry Vijayan characterized Goyal as dismissive and reckless, and said that action of Railways, without informing the state in advance, threatens to derail Kerala's covid-19 containment strategy, widely deemed as a successful one.
Kerala had earlier criticised the minister for Railways charting a train to the state from Mumbai a day ago, which it managed to cancel at the last minute, without informing a day ago for