NEW DELHI: Ex-BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja on Saturday sparked a row as he linked the Wayanad landslides to cow slaughter practices in Kerala.
Former Rajasthan MLA asserted that such calamities will persist in areas the place cow slaughter is prevalent.
Senior BJP chief claimed, “Since 2018, we have now noticed a sample the place areas concerned in cow slaughter face such tragic incidents.” He additional warned, “If cow slaughter doesn’t cease, comparable tragedies will proceed to happen in Kerala.”
In his interplay with the media, Ahuja stated that the Wayanad landslides are a direct results of cow slaughter practices within the area.He cautioned that until this apply is halted in Kerala, comparable tragedies will proceed to happen.
He identified that whereas states like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh additionally expertise pure disasters akin to cloudbursts and landslides, the dimensions of destruction isn’t as extreme as witnessed in Wayanad.
Reacting to BJP chief Gyandev Ahuja‘s remarks, Communist Occasion of India (CPI) Basic Secretary D Raja stated that the BJP is attempting to ‘communalise‘ the whole tragedy.
Raja stated, “A tragedy occurred, and persons are struggling. Our and a number of other different events are engaged on assist the people- financially, supplying aid materials, and shelter. Individuals want meals, shelter, and medicines. BJP is attempting to communalize the whole state of affairs.”
He additionally questioned the BJP’s actions, remarking, “What’s your duty because the political celebration of the nation?”
Ahuja’s feedback got here within the wake of the devastating landslides that struck Wayanad on July 30, claiming the lives of 366 folks.
The loss of life toll from the huge landslides that occurred on July 30 in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad has reached 366 (219 our bodies and 147 physique components) as of Saturday.
In response to the catastrophe, search operations have been ramped up. On Saturday, the Indian Air Pressure airlifted one ZAWER and 4 REECO radars from Siachen and Delhi to expedite search operations within the landslide-affected areas of Wayanad.
Deep search radars and cadaver canines have been deployed to find folks or their stays among the many piles of particles. Along with the ground-based search, aerial help has been known as in to help the operation. Drones, which detect warmth signatures as much as a depth of 30 meters in soil and water, are additionally being utilized within the operation.
Because the search and rescue mission progresses, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan introduced that the efforts are nearing completion. CM Pinarayi Vijayan stated search and rescue operations had entered their ultimate levels.
