Communist Party of India (CPI) leaders on Saturday (October 25, 2025) came out in protest against the signing of the MoU by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government for the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SRI) scheme and demanded cancellation of the agreement.
The CPI, a key ally of the ruling LDF in Kerala, has already expressed its disagreement with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the state government on this issue. CPI Central Committee member Prakash Babu said that the government should withdraw from the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). He said, ‘This is a political demand that the state government should step back from PM Shri.’
CPI ministers had already expressed their opposition
He said, ‘The statement of the Education Minister that the National Education Policy (NEP) will not be implemented is wrong. PM Shri, implementation of NEP is the first condition in the MoU. He said that there are provisions to cancel the MOU. The MOU can be canceled by giving notice to the Central Government. Other conditions have also been mentioned for its cancellation. Only a political decision is required in this regard.
CPI minister J Chinchu Rani said that the PM Shri scheme was discussed twice in the state cabinet and CPI ministers had opposed it. He said, ‘We don’t know how it was taken forward later and who signed the agreement. The state executive meeting of our party will be held on October 27, where further decisions will be taken.
CPI told why they are protesting?
He said that CPI ministers and leaders came to know about the signing of the MoU only through the media. He said, ‘We had already clearly said that the PM Shri Yojana should not be implemented, because it would include the ideology of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the curriculum. We do not agree with this.
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