VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president YS Sharmila visited the flood-affected areas in Vijayawada on Wednesday after visiting the Krishna River, which saw a record surplus of water discharge recently.
She accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not responding to the crisis in Vijayawada and alleged, “Unfortunately, Modi has forgotten that he became Prime Minister because of the Andhra MPs and has not responded to the crisis in Vijayawada.”
After interacting with people at different places in the flood-hit areas, she questioned the apathy of the Union government, even when as many of 35 died and 35,000 houses were damaged and five lakh people were affected.
Sharmila demanded Rs 25 lakh as ex-gratia for families of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh as financial assistance for damaged houses, Rs 50,000 for loss of property and Rs 25,000 per acre of crop loss.
Commending Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for the intensified flood relief measures, Sharmila pointed out that people at the field-level are yet to receive aid.