Where were BJP leaders missing in the disaster: Congress
Seventh State Finance Commission Chairman Nand Lal and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mohan Lal Brakta have asked the BJP to tell the people of the state about its contribution in the disaster. He said that when the people of the state were facing difficult times, where were the BJP leaders missing? During the disaster, BJP leaders kept demanding to call the assembly session and when the proposal to declare Himachal disaster as a national disaster came in the assembly, no BJP MLA stood with the affected people. He said that not standing with the people of Himachal Pradesh in the disaster was the biggest achievement of BJP. Not only this, the BJP leaders of the state kept putting obstacles in the way of financial assistance from the Central Government.
Nand Lal and Mohan Lal Brakta said that the present state government opened its treasury to heal the wounds of the disaster-affected people and gave a special relief package of Rs 4500 crore from its limited resources. He said that understanding the pain of the helpless, the state government changed the rules to provide relief to the affected families. Without the help of the Central Government, the State Government increased the assistance amount for completely damaged houses from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 7 lakh. Apart from this, the state government is providing free electricity and water connections and cement for house construction is also being made available at government rates. Apart from this, the state government has increased the compensation given in case of partial damage to kutcha and pucca houses to Rs 1 lakh. He said that the compensation given for loss of shop or dhaba has been increased from Rs 25 thousand to Rs 1 lakh. The amount given to compensate for the loss caused to the cow shed is being increased from Rs 3 thousand to Rs 50 thousand. Apart from this, the compensation on damage to milch animals has been increased to Rs 55 thousand, while the compensation amount on death of sheep and goat has been increased to Rs 6000.
Nand Lal and Mohan Lal Bracta The state government transported every apple of apple growers to the markets during the disaster. Roads were broken at many places during the disaster and it was a challenge to transport apples to the market, but due to the efforts of the state government, no gardener had to suffer financial loss. He said that these efforts reflect the sensitivity of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and the present state government. The Chief Minister visited every affected area and gave impetus to the relief and rescue operations, while the BJP leaders kept doing mere politics.
