Last Updated: February 18, 2024, 18:58 IST
The Congress chief harassed on the significance of disbursing the compensations in a well timed method. (File picture/PTI)
The MP additionally visited the home of Prajeesh who was killed in a tiger assault just lately. Attacks on livestock and people are continuously being reported from Wayanad of late
A day after violent protests broke out in Wayanad over the deaths of three individuals in wild animal assaults, senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took inventory of the scenario with district officers and urged them to offer the assured compensation to the victims’ kin directly. Rahul Gandhi represents Wayanad within the Lok Sabha.
He arrived within the constituency after abruptly halting his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Varanasi following intense protests by native residents right here searching for a everlasting answer to the human-animal battle within the area. Addressing reporters after the evaluation assembly with district officers in Kalpetta, the parliamentarian stated he didn’t intend to digress from the primary concern of human-animal battle by stepping into politics.
Gandhi, nevertheless, raised the difficulty of lack of amenities at Wayanad Medical College hospital and stated it was a crucial matter. Earlier within the day, he met the grieving households of Aji, Paul and Prajeesh who have been killed in three completely different incidents of untamed animal assaults in a span of two months.
Talking to the media, Paul’s daughter Sona stated Gandhi had assured them that he would maintain her training and look into the necessities wanted at Wayanad Medical College. Alna, daughter of Aji, additionally expressed related views on the urgency of enhancing the medical remedy amenities within the mountainous district.
Meanwhile, Majeesh, the brother of Prajeesh who was killed in a tiger assault, urged Gandhi to enhance street connectivity within the area so that folks can attain hospitals faster in case of emergency. Divulging the small print of the assembly, Gandhi stated he has requested the district administration to disburse the assorted compensation quantities introduced for the deaths or the injured instantly.
“Medical college is a critical issue. I mentioned to the administration today that I don’t understand why it is taking so long to develop and build a (well-equipped) medical college here. It is not such a complicated thing to do. It is a tragedy that even after people are losing their lives or are getting injured, they are not having a proper medical college here,” he stated. The Wayanad MP added that he has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and would request him once more to take steps to enhance amenities on the medical faculty.
“It’s important that the government bear the cost of treatment of the people who have been injured in the latest spate of attacks,” he steered.
The Congress chief harassed on the significance of disbursing the compensations in a well timed method.
“When a family loses a member, especially a poor family, it’s not good enough to give them the compensation after a long time. The compensation needs to come immediately as they need the money immediately,” Gandhi stated.
The senior politician additionally stated he want to apprise the CM immediately of what the folks of his constituency have been going by.
Gandhi spent over 20 minutes on the home of Aji (42), who was trampled to loss of life by a radio-collared elephant within the Mananthavady space of Wayanad district — an incident that triggered huge protests final week. Later, he visited the residence of Paul, an eco-tourism information of the forest division who was killed by a wild tusker close to Kuruva island on Friday and spent a while there.
The MP additionally visited the home of Prajeesh who was killed in a tiger assault just lately. Attacks on livestock and people are continuously being reported from Wayanad of late.
Meanwhile, BJP chief and Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan referred to as Gandhi a vacationer in his personal constituency. “He (Gandhi) goes there once every five or six months. But he should also take care of the issues of the constituency that has been facing human-animal conflict for more than a week. Rahul Gandhi did not find time to visit till now and the reason for the death of a forest watchman was that he did not get the required medical assistance,” Muraleedharan informed the media.
Muraleedharan stated Rahul Gandhi ought to have taken care of his constituency and ensured that fundamental medical amenities have been there, particularly since it’s a place the place frequent human-animal conflicts are being reported. The Forest officers are but to seize the radio-collared elephant which trampled Aji to loss of life and as of now, that elephant is reportedly someplace deep inside Karnataka’s forests.
Meanwhile, one other incident of tiger assault on cattle was additionally reported from Wayanad.
A hartal referred to as by varied political events in protest in opposition to the federal government for doing nothing concerning the growing wild animal assaults within the area turned violent in Pulpally city on Saturday with the agitators damaging a forest division automobile.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
