Rahul Gandhi Demands Central Govt Declare Wayanad Landslide 'National Disaster'

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called on the government to declare the recent calamity in Kerala's Wayanad a national disaster.

Speaking during Zero Hour, Gandhi also demanded higher compensation for the people affected.

Emphasising the need to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster, he said, "I saw it with my own eyes. I visited many different places where the disaster took place. In some cases, an entire family is gone, with just one person remaining, sometimes an adult or a child."
He also expressed his gratitude to those who helped during the disaster.

"With more than 200 dead and a vast number missing, the eventual casualty count may exceed 400," Gandhi said.

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[JayanBalakrishnan]

Rahul the youth leader of 53years age don't know that his constituency was made such a hell by his CONGRESS PARTY MEN AND CPM FRIENDS .
DR.MADHAV GADGIL was mocked by CONGRESS PARTY MEN AND CPM MEN .
Only gutsy good leader of CONGRESS named P T THOMAS had guts to support GADGIL .
CONGRESS DIDNT GIVE SEAT FOR P.T.THOMAS in next elections .
Bishops of his own CHURCH had the foolishness to do a full live funeral service when P.T.THOMAS was alive .But now PT THOMAS words have come true .
Unfortunately PT THOMAS is no more.
Rahul didn't open mouth for last five years for solving problems of his own WAYANAD CONSTITUENCY .
Even without doing anything WAYANAD SEAT CAN BE WON BY ANY CONGRESS PERSON BECAUSE VOTERS ARE FANACTIC MUSLIMS AGAINST NATIONALISM AND BJP .
NO TRIBALS ARE SEEN IN VICINITY OF THE TROUBLED AREA .
ONLY ENCROACHERS ARE AFFECTED AND SO RAHUL SHALL SHOUT FOR THEM AS USUAL .Some years ago same people burnt jeeps of forest officials and maybe the same ones or their descendants are now affected by nature fury .
WAYANAD must be saved from encroachers, resort builders .

[CM-mwqd]

Rahul has already rejected Vynad... That was the major declaration as a national disaster🤔

[prasadkgnair]

Disaster in wayanad happaned due to neglecting Gadgil report.

[shaktipaulsharma]

There are many national disasters for India like making Gandhi as father of nation, entry of progeny of Farooz Khan in Indian political system, Nehru as first PM of India, etc.

[gangakarthik]

What a question, when the tsunami arrives, your GOV is not declared a national disaster. Now, declare, the law is a national disaster. Why are you talking about it and the Central and Kerala Government has warned you about it.

[ajithchandran]

Declare rahul is biggest disaster for indian parliament

[johnparbhu]

Rahul, the whole of INDIA is saddened about what happened & for the lost of lives. The authorities KNOWS their responsibility. Hope no scumbags will try to get rich from this!!!
Oh, and u for playing politics like u REALLY care!!!

[k.gbalakrishna]

Rahul Gandhi failed to take precautions on the earlier warnings when he was the MP there.After the disaster he is giving advice to government.

[amithkumar]

Actually rahul ji.. you are a terrible national disaster... where d hell where u when other parts of India was severely destroyed by floods and quakes?

[maninair]

A MP must know what is the ground to declare disaster by state and centre.

[ManiThangavelu]

The first disaster of wayanad is selected you as an MP, one disaster made another disaster

[vaikuntamsrinivasan]

why not the admin implemented the given recomendations precautionary measures in that region to avoid such incidents.

[Srinivasams-mr]

Please Don't call him as Mr. Ghandi

[amrutheshwar]

Also declare waqf board is also natural disaster

[gopa]

As Vayanadu MP for more than 5 years what did this Rahu do to mitigate land slide risk?.

[SS]

This guy is keeping on asking central government to do things fine what did he do in the last 5 years just talking is it. He visits the place only in disaster and hugs people and leaves this is his duty his parties local members dint even inform the severity of the rain before the landslide happened sorry to say Wayanad u have lost by making people like him win just in the name of religious politics and Wayanad is a clear example that Kerala is not secular little of common sense that this guy is never going even come would have thought of giving chance to local people but no Muslim league is very strong there so naturally Muslims all voted for congress and we mallus say we are secular still iterating secularism is not for only one religion or majority in the country it’s for all.

[cbvlekshmi]

What did he do for these poor people who don't even have a hospital.. Pappu is always cheating on them

[prakashk.p]

Pappuji, please open your mouth on impending disaster which may happen following landslide/earthquake near the dilapidated and century old dam across Mullaperiyar River .😢😢😢

[soosairajesh]

They will do no good to the people who don't vote

[radhakrishnanp.s.]

There will be a chance to declare National Disaster, that is why Pappu delivers this statement😂