New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the party has demanded that Kerala floods be declared as a “national calamity” and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to play politics in such matters. He claimed that while the Central government has only provided Rs 100 crore relief to the state government, there has been a huge loss of life and damage to properties to the extent of Rs 2,000-3,000 crore due to the floods.
“We believe Modiji should stop discriminating in the matters of flood relief between BJP and non-BJP governments. Only mere Rs 100 crore has been given to Kerala while there is devastation. “It’s time the PM rises above political partisan game and come forward as a nation to help the people of Kerala and Karnataka,” he said.
