Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today urged the Centre to waive loans for the flood and landslide victims from her parliamentary constituency of Wayanad. She also expressed concern over the lack of central assistance to help affected people rebuild their lives.
During the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Priyanka Gandhi raised the issue, stating that hundreds of people lost their lives, 17 families were completely wiped out, and over 1,600 buildings were destroyed in the landslides and floods in the Kerala district. She said it has been a year since the disaster, and those affected have not been rehabilitated properly.
Vadra said, ‘For one year, we've been requesting the release of funds for Wayanad. Some funds were released, but they were insufficient and given as loans, which is unprecedented. People have lost their lives and entire livelihoods, and we expect them to repay loans while rebuilding their lives,’ she added, ‘It was requested that the landslides and floods be declared a national disaster, which wasn't done initially, but it was eventually designated as a ‘disaster of a severe nature’. Vadra asserted that even after a year, the victims’ families are still struggling, indicating that the support hasn't been enough.
Priyanka Gandhi also made a honest and heartfelt request on the behalf of the people of Wayanad for the central government to consider waiving these loans, which are a small amount for the Centre.
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