Bengaluru, Jan 8: The second instalment of flood relief funds from the Centre, announced on Monday, has left BS Yediyurappa less than cheerful, with the chief minister insisting that it is barely adequate. The CM on Tuesday said he will urge the Union government to release more.
On Monday, the Centre announced it will release Rs 669.8 crore in addition to the Rs 1,200 crore it had released earlier towards flood relief and rehabilitation. The total sum is a small fraction of the loss, which the government pegged at a staggering Rs 38,000 crore.
“The Centre has released assistance in two instalments so far, but it is inadequate given the magnitude of the damage. I will request for more funds and I am confident the Centre will oblige,” Yediyurappa told reporters.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the state last week, Yediyurappa had urged him — even openly at a function — to release funds. This followed several pleas over the past four months, which barely drew a response from the Centre. Now, the CM himself suggests it’s barely a drop in the ocean.
The opposition has been criticizing both Yediyurappa and the Centre for their handling of the situation and on Tuesday, leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah of the Congress criticised the CM for “misguiding people” on the sum released by the Centre.
Siddaramaiah tweeted, “Reports from State govt officials say only Rs 669 cr of addl funds are released in 2nd instalment as opposed to the claim of Rs 1,870 cr by Karnataka BJP leaders. At a time when manufacturing industries are closing, BJP’s fake news factory is running at full potential ".
In another tweet, he said, “Moved by the plea of chief minister, Yediyurappa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released an additional Rs 669.8 crore, taking the total amount to Rs 1,869.8 crore. BJP leaders, who are devotees of the god of lies, attempts to depict the total relief amount as 1200+1869.85 = Rs 3,069 cr is ridiculous.”
A high-level committee chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah had sanctioned the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) funds on Monday. While the Press Information Bureau claimed Rs 1,869 crore was approved on Monday, state government officials clarified that the figure included the Rs 1,200 crore released in October.
Meanwhile, sources say the two instalments is all the assistance the state can expect from the Centre towards flood relief. Sources say the Rs 1,870 crore is roughly 60% of the funding — Rs 3,000 cr— which was supposed to be allocated for Karnataka, based on an inter-ministerial team’s assessment of losses in the state.
“Compared to other states for the same period, Karnataka has received the highest amount in flood relief. We cannot expect more,” said a revenue department official, who said the government will not approach the Centre for a special package.
However, revenue minister R Ashoka said the state will pitch for the entire Rs 3,000 crore. “The state government will pursue the matter with the Centre until it releases the entire Rs 3,000 crore. The state government will cover the remainder of the Rs 38,000 crore loss. We will not go back on our word,” Ashoka said. Incidentally, the state has spent about Rs 6,000 crore on relief and rehabilitation so far.
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First of all this hypocrite leaders of BJP are instigating violence in peaceful DK
Ayyo Shobha ....nimde sarkara iruvaga nimge madakaglilla ....hagantha helthidda V.S Acharya ne gotak andbittru ....RIP
anyways ...to ban anything . you must have the right reason which you people do not have ....and court is not that much weak that any one can do anything
viparyasa enandre ....Ashraf koleyadaga ildidda sittu sharath koleyadaga ummalisi horag bandbitthu
hahahaha shobakka, read the statement from our home minister of karnataka, that communal tension in DK is creation of bjp not police.
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Ban PFI ? Is it a solution? They are lakhs of PFI members in Karnataka alone leave alone India.
They will join or make a new group or name.
Provocative speech by RSS leaders, Gou BD lynchers , arms carrying terrorist camp organiser Sri ram sena . If the police and the political camps had taken care of them long time ago , our beautiful Mangalore would remain peaceful.
Lack of political will from Congress banning and barring hateful speech is the main cause. Don't let Karnataka turn into hinduvta laboratory.
Take care of RSS, PFI also will disappear.
Idondu bere jaati illa mata illa
Madam include Bajrang dal also in your letter and remember you represent s all community
Shoba aligning on pfi & kfd without any proof I am asking shoba you are leading this rss terrorist and its ruthless branches of bajrandal.vhp ect.. they killed Mahatma Gandhi. And now ur pm narendra modi when he was cm in Gujarat state he is leading to kill more than 2000 innocent Muslim's brutally and killed pregnant women's children's and raped elder, younger without any age limit at that time where you slipped ur eyes and ears are dumped. And all over India communal crisis and killed thousands of Muslim your godfather lk advanis rath yatra. And demolished Babri Masjid court accused most your senior leaders where are you that time and in the name cow so many Muslims killed brutally your tongue not uttered a single statement. we well know u & ur terrorist RSS organize this is not an enemy of Muslims its enemy for humanity. go enjoy with yeddi useless politics. chair heaters.
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