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The Leh calamity figured in the Lok Sabha today with two
Congress members from Jammu and Kashmir requesting the Centre
to ensure all support in rehabilitation of the affected.
"Calamity has struck Ladakh. Thousands are still missing,"
Lal Singh said during Zero Hour. Noting that the Centre had
announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs one lakh to each of those
killed, he said it was not enough.
His party colleague from the state Madan Lal Sharma also
raised the issue, saying thousands of people have been left
homeless by the tragedy.
BJP leader L K Advani asked his party MPs to donate Rs
10,000 from their salary for providing relief to the victims
and suggested that the MPLAD funds be diverted for
rehabilitation and rebuilding of the region.
"In the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting today, Advani
suggested that all MPs should give Rs 10,000 from their salary
to Sangh Parivar's Sewa Bharti which is active in providing
relief to the people affected by flash floods in Leh," Deputy
Leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha S S Ahluwalia said in New Delhi.
The money will be collected by the party and sent to
Sewa Bharti soon, he said.
"We will take up this issue through Lok Sabha Speaker and
Rajya Sabha Chairman in both Houses of Parliament for
diverting funds of members for Leh flash floods," Ahluwalia
said.
Several labourers from Chhattisgarh, who were working in
the region, are reported missing while seven were found dead
following the floods, the party said. Chhattisgarh Chief
Minister Raman Singh has promised all help to bring the
survivors back to their home state and provide relief to the
families of the dead. PTI TEAM
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