Playing politics over Kerala floods, Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday has stated that Guruvayur was inundated by floods after PM Narendra Modi's visit. He had tweeted in response to PM Modi's tweet before he addressed at the Manorama News Conclave via video-conferencing from New Delhi. He stated that a timely visit by PM Modi would have been better. He also stated that Kerala was being unfairly treated inspite being hit by floods.

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Rahul Gandhi politicises Kerala floods, alleges bias by BJP-led Centre

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Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister had expressed his soft corner for Kerala. He had stated that he had numerous opportunities to visit the state. Remembering his visit to Guruvayur temple, PM Modi had tweeted that it was one of the first things he did since being re-elected with a bigger mandate. PM Modi talked about the various schemes implemented by his government in his address in the conclave.

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Rahul Gandhi visits Wayanad

Earlier on Tuesday, Gandhi had visited Wayanad to interact with people in relief camps in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the floods and landslides. He is on a four-day visit, and distributed relief materials to the people in the camps at Chungam and Valad and heard their troubles. However, speaking to media, Rahul Gandhi politicised Kerala floods and targeted the BJP-led Central government by calling it biased. 

Rahul Gandhi said that BJP is not in power in Kerala, adding that it does not care about the people in the state. "Central government has a bias. Where they are not in power, they don't really care. They are not in power in Kerala, so they don't care about it," he said.

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Rahul Gandhi had visited his constituency earlier this month after heavy rains and floods had triggered a series of landslides and caused havoc in the northern districts of Wayanad and Malappuram. At least 125 people have lost their lives in the heavy rains and landslides. While 60 people have died in Malappuram, 14 have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in neighbouring Wayanad district. The former Congress chief also wrote to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das seeking an extension on the time period for repayment of crop loans of farmers in the state to 31 December 2019. He had also appealed to the people to provide relief materials to those hit by the devastating floods in Wayanad and other parts of the state.

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