Expressing shock over large-scale destruction of property and loss of human lives in hill State of Uttarakhand in cloudburst and rains, BSP national president Mayawati has asked the Union Government to declare this tragedy as national calamity.
“Such a large-scale destruction in two days of rains leaving thousands dead and as many homeless speaks volumes about hardship people are facing there. The Government should treat it as national calamity and announce relief accordingly,” Mayawati said in a statement issued on Thursday.