Gogoi accuses Centre of being biased in flood help
27 Sept 2014 4:40 AM IST
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday accused the Central government of failing to take the floods in his state as seriously as the Jammu and Kashmir deluge, though union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju denied any discrimination.
‘The centre is not taking the Assam floods as seriously as the J&K floods. We should also receive also the same treatment. Their’s (J&K) is a one-year affair. Ours is an every year affair,’ asserted chief minister Gogoi.
Assam power minister Pradyut Bordoloi also said, ‘We had hoped to get the same help from the centre. Assam’s floods was unprecedented. All efforts from our side, however, are on for rescue and relief of the flood-hit people.’
Responding to Gogoi and Bordoloi’s accusations, Rijiju said, ‘Jammu and Kashmir government does not know how to handle floods as it does not occur there regularly.’
‘The centre is not taking the Assam floods as seriously as the J&K floods. We should also receive also the same treatment. Their’s (J&K) is a one-year affair. Ours is an every year affair,’ asserted chief minister Gogoi.
Assam power minister Pradyut Bordoloi also said, ‘We had hoped to get the same help from the centre. Assam’s floods was unprecedented. All efforts from our side, however, are on for rescue and relief of the flood-hit people.’
Responding to Gogoi and Bordoloi’s accusations, Rijiju said, ‘Jammu and Kashmir government does not know how to handle floods as it does not occur there regularly.’
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