Give cyclone relief aid to other states too, say NCP & Shiv Sena

The NCP on Thursday claimed that six states including Maharashtra and Goa suffered losses due to Cyclone Tauktae but the Centre announced financial assistance only for GujaratThe Shiv Sena which shares power in Maharashtra with the NCP and Congress expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also announce a financial assistance for Maharashtra and Goa soonHowever BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said Prime Minister Modi has clearly stated that the cycloneaffected states will get assistance from the CentreFadnavis alleged that the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in Maharashtra was deliberately trying to rake up a controversy over the PMs visit to GujaratOn Wednesday Modi conducted an aerial survey of areas hit by the cyclone in Gujarat and approved an assistance of Rs 1000 crore for immediate relief activities in the stateHe also announced on exgratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of those killed due to cyclone in all affected statesMaharashtra minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil in a tweet said Last year Nisarga cyclone devastated Konkan but the financial assistance by Centre was meagre Now 6 other states have had losses due to Tauktae Konkan in MH and Goa being badly hit yet no assistance to anyone but GJAlso ReadLet Maharashtra have its own Covid19 vaccination app Nawab MalikMeanwhile Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said there was no need to be upset over the financial aid of Rs 1000 crore to Gujarat The state is a part of India and has suffered losses due to the cyclone he saidPM Modi is a largehearted man Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis toured the affected areas of Maharashtra and will surely apprise the Centre of the extent of damage and losses Raut told reporters hereThe Rajya Sabha said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will also visit the affected regions on FridayA detail memorandum on what help is required will be compiled I am sure the Centre will provide Rs 1500 crore to Maharashtra and Rs 500 crore to Goa he saidMaharashtra NCPs chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said the cyclone hit the states Konkan region the most and citizens in the coastal belt suffered financial losses due to the calamityBut help was provided only to Gujarat he allegedthe Modi government has meted out injustice to the people in Konkan It was not expected that the prime minister of the country would discriminate among states Maybe it is the BJPs stand to provide assistance only to the states where it is in power the NCP leader claimedHe said the MVA government in Maharashtra stands firmly with farmers and citizens from the Konkan regionHowever Fadnavis said a press note issued by the Union government after the PMs visit to Gujarat clearly stated that the cycloneaffected states will get assistance from the CentreThe MVA government in Maharashtra is deliberately trying to rake up a controversy over his visit to Gujarat the former chief minister told reporters in RaigadThe cyclone made landfall in Gujarat where several villages have been swept away Fadnavis said while noting that it caused damages in states like Kerala Tamil Nadu Karnataka Goa Maharashtra Gujarat Rajasthan and two Union TerritoriesHe said no other state reacted adversely after the press note issued by the Union government because they had read the statement and the BJP is not even in power in Kerala and Tamil NaduAll the states will get help from the Centre including Maharashtra Fadnavis assertedHe said there is already a provision of the State Disaster Management FundA state can draw funds from it and provide assistance to the affected people Every state government is aware of such provision Once the state uses that fund the Centre through the National Disaster Management Fund provides further assistance to the state he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever