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As PM Modi takes stock, BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of politicising Wayanad tragedy
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kerala’s Wayanad on Saturday to examine the aftermath of devastating landslides that struck the region on July 30, resulting in more than 200 deaths.Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reiterated his demand for declaring the Wayanad landslides as a national disaster.This has resulted in sharp reactions from the BJP as it accused the former Wayanad MP of politicising the tragedy and using the opportunity for political mileage.BJP General Secretary and national spokesperson Anil Antony tore into the Congress MP for his ‘unawareness and ignorance’ of the Central government laws on natural calamities and said that this was not a time to do