After Sidda, Kerala CM to hold Delhi protest; southern states allege economic discrimination

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan along with his Cabinet colleagues, MLAs and MPs of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will stage a dharna at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday to protest against the Centre's "economic discrimination" against Kerala.

The Kerala government's move comes at a time when the Congress-ruled Karnataka government representatives, including chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar and Cabinet colleagues, have already announced a similar protest at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday in New Delhi, alleging the state was getting a raw economic deal from the Centre.

The LDF representatives said here while Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has sent a letter of solidarity for the protest, they have invited Sharad Pawar (NCP), AAP's Arvind Kejriwal and others to join the dharna.