Blame game over floods plays out again in Kerala
The Hindu
Minister blames IMD for inaccurate info, Oppn. accuses Govt. of tardy response
A repeat of the blame game that dominated the 2018 and 2019 post-flood political debate appears to be playing out in the State again.
Revenue Minister K. Rajan has purportedly slammed the India Meteorological Department for “inaccurate” weather information. When contacted, Mr. Rajan’s office said the Minister had merely pointed out that Kottayam which the IMD had put under the green category bore the brunt of the rain havoc.
The United Democratic Front views Mr. Rajan’s targetting of the IMD as an attempt to shift blame for the Government’s “tardy response” to the catastrophe. Despite the administration’s attempt to showcase a forceful response to the disaster, the Opposition appears poised to put the Government in the dock in the Assembly over its “shoddy” flood response.
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