Siddaramaiah justifies sanctioning 10 crore for Priyanka Gandhis Wayanad constituency

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday extolled the worth of generosity and humanity whereas endorsing allocating ₹10 crore for Wayanad flood affected folks in neighbouring Kerala.

Many folks had been killed and a whole bunch of households had been rendered homeless as a result of landslides in Wayanad on July 30, 2024.

The Chief Minister’s response got here after Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka mentioned that the State authorities was setting a mistaken priority by allocating solely ₹95,000 to rebuild homes for the Karnataka flood affected folks and ₹10 lakh every for the Wayanad landslide households.

Replying to him within the Assembly, Mr. Siddaramaiah mentioned there was a large flood in Wayanad.

“It’s apparent for States to come back in assist of one another in occasions of misery. We ought to be beneficiant and human on this federal system,” he mentioned.

He added that he had introduced giving ₹10 crore final yr in June itself when the calamity struck Wayanad, the constituency now represented by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

BJP MLA C.N. Ashwath Narayan sought to know what the State authorities would do for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Kashmir which had been hit by cloud burst and big landslip.

In reply, Mr. Siddaramaiah mentioned the State authorities determined to assist Kerala for being Karnataka’s neighbouring State.

The subject led to a confrontation between the Congress and the BJP on Thursday.

The BJP took a swipe at Mr. Siddaramaiah by calling him the ‘Chief Minister of Kerala’ for displaying generosity in the direction of Wayanad.