Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the Modi authorities over the flood state of affairs within the northeastern states, and hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the floodgates of his PM CARES Fund, the place he claimed crores lie with none audit.
Referring to Assam, he mentioned PM Modi had promised in 2016 to make the state flood-free but it surely appears the BJP’s double engine governments have betrayed Assam.
In a publish on X, he famous that the northeast is reeling below devastating floods, landslides and heavy rains.
Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Sikkim and Meghalaya are among the many worst affected states, the place many lives have been misplaced and lakhs of individuals have been affected, he noticed.
Congress leaders and staff should do all the pieces to offer help to the individuals, he mentioned.
“In 2016, BJP had promised to make a ‘Flood-Free’ Assam. In 2022, House Minister, Amit Shah repeated this promise.
“Trying on the visuals from the so-called ‘SMART CITY’ Guwahati, one is reminded how Modi ji and his double engine governments have betrayed Assam,” Kharge mentioned in his publish.
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“Diversion, Distraction and Digression from primary developmental points to emotive and polarising topics has been the hallmark of BJP’s politics,” the Congress chief mentioned.
He mentioned the Modi authorities should launch extra funds to all of the states of northeast, particularly Assam for flood preparedness.
“Maybe Modi ji might open the floodgates of PM CARES Fund, crores of which lie, with no public audit,” Kharge mentioned whereas taking a swipe on the PM.
The flood state of affairs in northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh is grim after heavy rainfall in a number of components.
Ten individuals have died up to now in floods in Assam and greater than 4 lakh individuals remained affected in over 20 districts, with seven main rivers in spate.
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The state of affairs is more likely to worsen for individuals dwelling in low-lying and river financial institution areas as a consequence of continued heavy rainfall within the state and neighbouring areas.