Congress heavyweight Priyanka Gandhi Vadra voiced profound frustration over the central government’s tepid aid to Wayanad’s 2024 landslide victims during her third-day constituency visit. In forthright remarks to reporters, she contrasted the swift actions of local entities with Delhi’s reluctance to provide monetary relief.
Efforts to rally support through Lok Sabha speeches, correspondence with PM Modi, and dialogues with Amit Shah yielded little, she revealed. ‘Repeated pleas ignored—no funds, no national calamity tag,’ Priyanka lamented, noting that only sustained opposition advocacy prompted a severity upgrade, sans substantial aid.
Amid the gloom, glimmers of hope emerged: Congress inaugurated 100 homes with Rahul Gandhi present, while Priyanka graced IUML’s home-key ceremony for Mundakkai-Chooralmala families. ‘Kudos to all parties for this teamwork,’ she urged, while honoring volunteers’ heroism in early rescue phases.
Practical oversight defined her itinerary, with reviews of Chippilithod’s Churum Bypass and Sultan Bathery’s Barakuppe Bridge. Priyanka’s narrative paints a picture of a resilient community underserved by the powers-that-be, fueling debates on federal disaster protocols.