‘No Financial Aid For Wayanad, Only Negligible Assistance’: Priyanka Slams Centre, Promises Infra Support

During her 3-day visit, Priyanka acknowledged pressing difficulties faced by the locals in Wayanad's Sulthan Bathery, including drinking water shortages and delay in completing 12.5 km road project.

Speaking at the event, Vadra highlighted the role of women in building sustainable enterprises and the tourism potential of Thavinhal Panchayat.

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As part of her three-day Wayanad visit, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra assured residents of Vadakkanad village that she would take up their infrastructure concerns, including water shortages and an unfinished road project. She criticised the Centre’s inadequate aid for landslide victims and praised Kerala’s rehabilitation efforts. Priyanka laid foundation stones for key projects in Thavinhal Panchayat, including a Model Anganwadi, a women-run cafeteria, and a park, emphasising women’s role in sustainable enterprises. She also inaugurated multiple projects, including irrigation initiatives and a check dam.

Priyanka Gandhi, who won the 2024 Lok Sabha by-election from Wayanad, arrived in the district on Thursday for a three-day visit.

Expressing disappointment over the delay in constructing the crash guard iron rope fencing, she said: "It is sad that the crash guard iron rope fencing you have asked for has not been built despite money being sanctioned for it already... It is important for you to have a permanent structure, which, of course, costs a lot of money, which is why the government is reluctant to sanction money for them."

She said that she would write to the state government requesting them to respect your original demand of crash-guard fence.

Priyanka Lays Foundation Stones For Developmental Works

"Today, I'm laying the foundation stones for a Model Anganwadi, a take-a-break centre operated by Kudumbashree for tourists, and a women-run cafeteria and a park... Women always work with kindness and caring, which goes a long way in creating strong enterprises... Your (Thavinhal) Panchayat has a vast scope for tourism, so I am happy to see projects that will help build the tourism industry here," she said, as per ANI.

#WATCH | Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lays the foundation stone for various development works of Thavinhal Grama Panchayat in the Wayanad district of Kerala. pic.twitter.com/MeDWKQVYdB

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Criticism Of Centre’s Relief Efforts For Landslide Victims

On Thursday, Priyanka Gandhi criticised the Union government for failing to provide sufficient financial aid for the rehabilitation of Wayanad’s landslide victims. She claimed that despite repeated efforts, only a "negligible" amount of assistance had been received from the Centre.

Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of the model township project for landslide survivors, she stated that the Kerala government's initiative was a first step towards rebuilding lives and offering hope for the future.

Priyanka Gandhi's Wayanad Visit Itinerary

On Thursday, Priyanka Gandhi landed at Kannur airport and travelled to Wayanad by road. She began her day with prayers at the Sree Seetha Devi Lava Kusa Temple in Pulpally before inaugurating various projects: New Grama Panchayat Office Complex at Pulpally Grama Panchayat, Sulthan Bathery, Smart Anganwadi at Angadisseri, Lift Irrigation Project at Athirattukunnu, Irithilottukunnu Check Dam at Irulam, Sulthan Bathery.

At 1:30 PM, she inaugurated ‘Vanitha Sangamam’ at the Grama Panchayat Community Hall in Meenangadi, Sulthan Bathery, followed by the launch of the ‘One School, One Game’ project at WMO Muttil, Kalpetta, at 2:30 PM.

She also participated in the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a township for survivors of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide at Elstone Estate, Kalpetta.

Later in the evening, at 5:15 PM, she was scheduled to visit the Valliyoorkavu Temple in Mananthavady.