In New Delhi, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for describing the Assam floods as a "flood-like situation", saying it shows a lack of knowledge and sincerity, since more than 70 people have lost their lives due to the floods. Deluge.
Gogoi said this is not the first time Shah has made a "bizarre comment" on the floods in Assam, adding that it only highlights the BJP government's failure to help the people of the northeast combat the impacts of change. climate.
"Home Minister Shri Amit Shah's statement on the tragedy in Assam shows a lack of knowledge and sincerity. More than 70 people have died due to floods, but the Minister chooses to describe the current disaster as a situation similar to a flood". the Congress representative wrote in 'X'.
On Saturday, Shah said that "a flood-like situation" had occurred in Assam due to heavy rains and that he had spoken to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Union minister also said that the NDRF and SDRF were working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing the affected people.
The Jorhat MP also said that the people of Assam were in danger due to the recent floods and erosion. The level of erosion that occurs every year in Majuli is frightening, he added.
Gogoi said erosion creates more long-term losses compared to flooding, as rivers swallow up villages, schools, acres of farmland, homes and health centres.
"It is the poor, especially women and children, who face the greatest impact of climate change. We need massive investment in flood and erosion management in Assam. International institutions, local communities, district and state administrations, the central government, everyone must lend a hand," he said.
Gogoi also expressed his grief over the death of an eight-year-old boy, who was swept away by a flooded drain after falling off his father's scooter in Guwahati two days ago.
"One of the most tragic stories of loss during the recent floods in Assam. An 8-year-old boy traveling with his father falls and is swept away by a flooded drain. Ordinary Indians pay taxes, but remain neglected," he stated. in another post about 'X'.
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday, with around 24 lakh people reeling under water, official sources said.
Several major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, were flowing above the danger level across the state.
The number of victims from this year's floods, landslides and storms amounts to 70 people.
Twenty-nine districts have been affected by the floods, with Dhubri being the worst affected, where more than 7.95 lakh people were reeling under the waters.
Gogoi said this is not the first time Shah has made a "bizarre comment" on the floods in Assam, adding that it only highlights the BJP government's failure to help the people of the northeast combat the impacts of change. climate.
"Home Minister Shri Amit Shah's statement on the tragedy in Assam shows a lack of knowledge and sincerity. More than 70 people have died due to floods, but the Minister chooses to describe the current disaster as a situation similar to a flood". the Congress representative wrote in 'X'.
On Saturday, Shah said that "a flood-like situation" had occurred in Assam due to heavy rains and that he had spoken to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Union minister also said that the NDRF and SDRF were working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing the affected people.
The Jorhat MP also said that the people of Assam were in danger due to the recent floods and erosion. The level of erosion that occurs every year in Majuli is frightening, he added.
Gogoi said erosion creates more long-term losses compared to flooding, as rivers swallow up villages, schools, acres of farmland, homes and health centres.
"It is the poor, especially women and children, who face the greatest impact of climate change. We need massive investment in flood and erosion management in Assam. International institutions, local communities, district and state administrations, the central government, everyone must lend a hand," he said.
Gogoi also expressed his grief over the death of an eight-year-old boy, who was swept away by a flooded drain after falling off his father's scooter in Guwahati two days ago.
"One of the most tragic stories of loss during the recent floods in Assam. An 8-year-old boy traveling with his father falls and is swept away by a flooded drain. Ordinary Indians pay taxes, but remain neglected," he stated. in another post about 'X'.
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday, with around 24 lakh people reeling under water, official sources said.
Several major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, were flowing above the danger level across the state.
The number of victims from this year's floods, landslides and storms amounts to 70 people.
Twenty-nine districts have been affected by the floods, with Dhubri being the worst affected, where more than 7.95 lakh people were reeling under the waters.
