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The CM said that aft the devastating floods of 2018, Kerala rebuilt itself adjacent though nary circumstantial assistance was received from the Centre. (File Photo)
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Tuesday accused the Central authorities of continuing to crook a “blind-eye” to the state’s request for fiscal assistance for rehabilitation of the radical affected by the devastating landslides successful Wayanad successful July this year.
Vjiayan said that the Centre provided ample amounts arsenic assistance to the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Assam wherever earthy disasters besides occurred this twelvemonth and questioned whether Kerala and its radical were not portion of India.
“Are the radical of Kerala not citizens of India? Is Kerala extracurricular the country? We are not begging for help. We are asking for thing that is our right. It is thing the state has to bash for the state.
“But, the Centre’s basal connected the contented is condemnable and unacceptable. We volition support approaching the Central authorities with our requirements and volition constituent retired the favoritism being shown to Kerala connected the issue,” the CM said portion speaking astatine a enactment lawsuit astatine Kuthuparamba here.
The CM said that aft the devastating floods of 2018, which astir destroyed the state, Kerala rebuilt itself adjacent though nary circumstantial assistance was received from the Centre.
Vijayan said that portion Central assistance was indispensable for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the disaster- affected areas, deficiency of assistance from the Centre volition not halt the enactment from progressing this clip also.
“Lots of radical are apprehensive astir whether rehabilitation volition occur. While Central assistance is required, what was announced — similar the township task — volition hap adjacent without help. It volition go a exemplary for the world,” helium said.
With respect to the Centre’s caller affidavit successful the Kerala High Court that Rs 153 crore has been sanctioned for alleviation work, Vijayan said it was a misleading statement.
He said the magnitude mentioned by the Centre was portion of the funds allocated each twelvemonth to a authorities arsenic per the recommendations of the Finance Commission and tin beryllium spent successful accordance with the circumstantial guidelines laid down for the same.
“Therefore, it cannot beryllium spent for the rehabilitation of the disaster-affected radical and places successful Wayanad. This means not a penny has been fixed arsenic assistance to the authorities arsenic help,” helium claimed.
Vijayan said that aft the landslides wiped distant 3 villages successful Meppadi panchayat of Wayanad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the affected areas and promised each kinds of Central assistance.
“However, contempt respective reminders, nary assistance has been forthcoming from the Centre,” helium said.
The landslides that struck Wayanad successful July claimed implicit 200 lives and destroyed thousands of properties.
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