Wayanad landslide: Centre denies fund; LDF, UDF call for hartal on Nov 19
Live MintThe United Democratic Front and the ruling Left Democratic Front called for a "hartal" on November 19 to protest against the Centre's decision not to declare the landslides in the Kerala district as a national disaster and provide relief. "The Centre's stance of neglect towards providing any aid for the Wayanad disaster victims is a blatant injustice to the people of Kerala," Balagopal was quoted by news agency PTI as saying. Rajan reportedly said that the state government requested the Centre to declare the landslide that hit the Chooralmala and Mundakai regions in Wayanad a national disaster, but they have not taken any action on it and were "intentionally neglecting the state". Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief and Kannur MP K Sudhakaran said a sum of ₹394 crore remains unutilised in the State Disaster Response Fund, highlighting a significant failure on the part of the state government.