Youth Congress State President and MLA, Shafi Parambil, has come down heavily against the government’s decision to raise the pension age of public sector institutions to sixty in an attempt to unify the pension age across every state institution.

Shafi Parambil said that the government’s decision, which comes at a time when the state is reeling under unemployment, is a betrayal of the youth. He said that the Youth Congress will stage statewide protests against the government's decision.

He made this statement through his Facebook page.

In his FB post, Shafi Parambil said that the decision to raise the pension in 122 public sector institutions to 60 is a betrayal of the youth. He accused the government of blocking the aspirations of the young population.

He said the decision of the government will lead to the exile of the youth from the state because they do not have anyone in the CPI(M) and the Cabinet to help them get a job.

The Palakkad MLA said that protests will begin today evening against the government’s anti-youth decisions.

He also took a dig at his rival party, DYFI, by saying that it must re-register as Pinarayi Vijayan’s PR agency