She said the MPs are still hoping the government will have compassion and humanity and do what needs to be done because this is a matter that is above politics.Asked about Home Minister Amit Shah’s response to the demands made by the Kerala MPs earlier this month, she said the note just talked about the expenditure made like on the fuel of the Indian Air Force aircraft.The damage is Rs 2,000 crore but it depends on the government how much it wants to provide, she said.Earlier this month, a delegation of parliamentarians from Kerala led by the Wayanad MP met Shah, seeking the Centre’s support for landslide-affected people while urging him to rise above politics and be more forthcoming in providing relief.Priyanka Gandhi had said there were landslides-affected people in Wayanad who had no support system left.If the Centre cannot step up in such circumstances, it sends a very bad message to the entire country and especially to the victims, she had said.Priyanka Gandhi asserted last week that disasters should not be about politics and said the people of landslides-hit Wayanad are looking towards the state and central governments with hope and “don’t need excuses”.She stressed the people of Wayanad need urgent help to be able to rebuild their lives with dignity.The disaster, which struck Kerala on July 30, devastated large parts of three villages – Punchirimattam, Chooralmala, and Mundakkai – along with sections of Attamala in Wayanad.According to the government, the disaster claimed 231 lives.
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