Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 5 -- Amid the ongoing controversy over the PM SHRI scheme, Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) and senior Congress leader VD Satheeshan on Friday alleged a "unholy nexus" between the ruling party in the state and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Speaking to ANI, he accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of constructing the bridge between CPI(M) and BJP. He also slammed Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas for acting as a "middleman" between the Centre and the LDF government in Kerala, with matters related to the PM SHRI scheme.

"We have made allegations against CPI(M) and BJP, as they seem to have an unholy nexus. Without the Politburo and LDF knowing, they entered into an agreement with the...