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NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has travel nether occurrence from the Congress for what the enactment called an “insensitive” effect during her sojourn to flood-affected areas successful her Mandi constituency successful Himachal Pradesh.
The backlash was sparked by a video shared by the Congress successful which Ranaut, portion commenting connected catastrophe relief, said, “Whether it's catastrophe alleviation oregon the catastrophe itself — I don’t person immoderate authoritative cabinet. I person my 2 brothers who are ever with me. That’s my cabinet. So, it's conscionable these two.”The Congress criticised Ranaut for allegedly treating the concern lightly. “In Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, a cloudburst has caused wide devastation.
People are distressed, their lives wholly upended. Mandi's MP Kangana arrived determination aft respective days and, laughing, said, 'What tin I do, I don’t person a furniture position.' Show immoderate compassion, Kangana ji,” the enactment said connected its authoritative X account.
Congress person Supriya Shrinate besides attacked the Mandi MP, saying, “Even BJP's Jairam Thakur is near speechless successful the look of Kangana Ji's insensitivity.” She added, “A cloudburst successful Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, has caused monolithic destruction. Kangana Ji, who is the MP from there, visited the country for the archetypal clip aft the tragedy. People person mislaid everything — and she is successful the temper for sarcasm, jokes, and laughter?”
Ranaut, who visited the portion connected Sunday, said she was “deeply pained” by the concern connected the ground, wherever families had mislaid their homes and loved ones.
“We tin lone console the families who person mislaid their kin, and present it is clip to supply relief,” she added.More than 14 radical person died successful Mandi alone, with 31 inactive missing aft a bid of cloudbursts and landslides. Across Himachal Pradesh, the monsoon has truthful acold claimed 78 lives since June 20, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Of these, 50 were owed to rain-related incidents and 28 were the effect of roadworthy accidents.The authorities has reported large harm to infrastructure: 269 roads blocked, 278 h2o schemes disrupted, and 285 powerfulness transformers damaged. The estimated nonaccomplishment to nationalist and backstage spot exceeds Rs 57 crore.
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