Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed condolences over the casualties in the tragic landslide in Wayanad, Kerala and accused the opposition of politicking on the issue.
Speaking in the Union House, Shah said: “I express my condolences to the family of the deceased… I want to clarify something for the country… They have been talking about early warning. What I want to clarify is that the Indian government issued a warning to Kerala on July 23 The state government issued an early warning seven days after the incident, and then issued premature warnings on July 24 and 25. On July 26, the Meteorological Bureau issued a warning that heavy rainfall of more than 20 centimeters was possible, and landslides and landslides were possible. Casualties have been raised. Questions have been raised about the government's early warning system… The government has spent Rs. 2,000 crore on the early warning system after 2014…” he said.
