THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that those who are behind hartals are people who have not made any contribution to the State’s growth.

“The government is ready for holding an all-party meeting in order to do away with hartals, if all parties are ready,” the chief minister said on Monday during the question hour in Assembly

The chief minister said that deliberate attempts are being made to bring bad reputation to the State in the name of silly matters. “Those who are trying to make political benefits elsewhere through communal tension are trying to make it happen in Kerala also. But the police have taken strong action against them,” they said.