CPI(M) acting State secretary A. Vijayaraghavan said here on Friday that the scheme would cost the public exchequer an estimated ₹1,300 crore. The pandemic had cratered the State's public finances. Mr. Vijayaraghavan alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre had no value for human life. The Centre kept out the public sector from vaccine production. He said that on April 28, Keralites would muster themselves in protest against the Centre.

Source: The Hindu April 23, 2021 13:10 UTC