BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar announces Rs 1 crore for relief

Team Udayavani, Aug 9, 2019, 12:22 PM IST

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Bengaluru: BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday announced Rs 1 crore from his MPLAD fund to flood-affected areas and people.

“Floods have created widespread damage in my state and thousands of lives have been affected. I’m announcing Rs 1 crore from my MPLAD fund to flood-affected areas and people. I request all those who can to help out in anyway they can,” Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted.

Floods hv created widespread damage in my state #Karnataka n thousands of ppl lives n homes impacted??

Im announcing 1cr from my MPLAD fund to flood-affected. Rqst business n all those who can to help out in anyway they can. ????

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar ?? (@rajeev_mp) August 9, 2019

Meanwhile former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy said, ” I’m sick and down with fever. I’m unable to visit flood affected areas now. But I will make sure that i will visit flood-affected areas and people within one or two days.”

ಜ್ವರದಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾರಣ ನಾನು ಪ್ರವಾಹ ಪೀಡಿತ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಂದೆರಡು ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿ ಜನರ ಕಷ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗುತ್ತೇನೆ.#KarnatakaFloods

— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) August 9, 2019