‘I’m assured that after … ‘: Rahul Gandhi thanks PM Modi for deciding to go to Wayanad | India Information

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, chief of opposition in Lok Sabha, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for deciding to go to Kerala’s Wayanad which witnessed large landslides killing over 400 folks.
PM Modi is about to go to Wayanad right this moment to evaluate the continued reduction and rehabilitation efforts within the area, which Rahul himself visited final week alongside along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
“Thanks, Modi ji, for visiting Wayanad to personally take inventory of the horrible tragedy. This can be a good choice. I’m assured that after the Prime Minister sees the extent of the devastation firsthand, he’ll declare it a nationwide catastrophe,” the Gandhi scion wrote on X.

PM Modi is anticipated to reach in Kannaur at roughly 11 am and conduct an aerial survey of the landslide-affected areas in Wayanad.
At round 12.15 pm, the Prime Minister will go to the landslide-affected space, the place he can be briefed concerning the evacuation efforts by the Rescue Forces.
He can even supervise the rehabilitation works being carried out within the space. In the course of the go to, the Prime Minister can even meet and work together with the victims and survivors of the landslide at a reduction camp and hospital.
Following these visits, PM Modi will preside over a evaluation assembly, throughout which he can be briefed concerning the incident and the continued reduction efforts.
BJP calls Rahul ‘accountable’ for deaths & destruction in Wayanad
Rahul praising the PM on his upcoming Kerala go to irked the BJP chief Amit Malviya, who accused the ex-Wayanad MP of doing “nothing to save lots of the folks from potential landslides”.
Malviya additionally alleged Rahul’s latest Wayanad go to was “photo-op” and that he had “refused to step out of a automotive for concern of muddying your footwear”.
“As MP of Wayanad for 5 years, you probably did nothing to save lots of the folks from potential landslides. In Feb 2023, Isro positioned Wayanad at thirteenth place in a listing of 147 districts on the Landslide Atlas of India. It nonetheless didn’t transfer you,” the BJP chief wrote.
“Sit down. Don’t behave like an ambulance chaser when, each Central and State Govt are handing the state of affairs. Always remember, you deserted Wayanad!,” he added.

In the meantime, the Kerala excessive court docket has taken a suo moto cognizance of the Wayanad landslides. The division bench of justices Jayasankaran Nambiar and VM Shyamkumar directed the registry to take a suo moto case. The court docket additionally mentioned that they need to take into consideration what may be achieved legally to regulate issues like unlawful mining and floods.