Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has urged the Railway Ministry and the Centre to withdraw the proposal to bifurcate the Palakkad railway division and bring Mangaluru under the Mysuru division.

Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan warns Palakkad Railway Division faces 60% revenue loss due to Mangaluru's removal from its jurisdiction.

Political parties oppose the Railway Board's decision to bifurcate the Palakkad division, calling it unilateral and detrimental to Kerala's development.