Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 27 -- Congress MP KC Venugopal on Monday called the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government's move to sign an MoU on Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, a "back door" decision with "secret agenda".

Speaking to reporters, Venugopal questioned the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] government, demanding a probe into the alleged pressure to make a "policy shift."

Venugopal said, "Decisions like signing the PM SHRI agreement without the knowledge of the Cabinet, the LDF, or even the party leadership raise serious questions. It must be investigated where this pressure came from to take such a decision through the back door. I believe that is what is most troubling for Kerala. This appear...