Congress calls for Centre to declare North Bengal devastation as nationwide catastrophe

West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) demanded that the devastations brought on by the latest incidents of landslip in North Bengal needs to be declared as a nationwide catastrophe and each the Centre and the State ought to work in tandem to handle the disaster.

Mr. Sarkar, who on Tuesday morning (October 7, 2025) led a delegation of occasion leaders to landslip-hit areas of North Bengal to evaluate the state of affairs on the bottom, additionally opined that the Centre ought to declare a particular bundle for the landslip-ravaged areas of North Bengal. “Only then, proper rehabilitation and compensation packaged could be extended to the affected,” he mentioned.

The State Congress president mentioned an all-party assembly needs to be referred to as by the West Bengal Government on this regard. “The Centre must declare this devastation as a national disaster and announce a special package. It is high time for both the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to work in cohesion at this hour of crisis by forgetting their political differences. We all should come together to fight for the cause of the people,” Mr. Sarkar mentioned.

“Accompanied by senior Congress leaders Partha Bhowmik and Ashutosh Chatterjee, the Bengal Congress president stopped at varied places en route Mirik to judge the state of affairs,” occasion sources mentioned. “He additionally spoke to the locals and guaranteed them of all help throughout this era of disaster,” a celebration official instructed PTI.

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Torrential rains triggered landslips and floods that left 30 individuals useless and several other lacking throughout north Bengal. “Incidentally, the Bengal Congress on Monday (October 6, 2025) constituted a devoted committee to coordinate catastrophe response efforts in North Bengal and prolong help to these affected,” the official mentioned. Mr. Sarkar is anticipated to submit a report back to the upper occasion management after the go to.