2 min readBengaluruMar 24, 2026 12:21 PM ISTRescuers and others amid debris after landslides hit hilly villages in Kerala’s Wayanad district in July 2024. (Reuters photo)The Karnataka Government’s decision to release an additional Rs 10-crore grant for the rehabilitation of families affected by the 2024 landslide at Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district, which falls under Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi’s Lok Sabha constituency, has come under fire from the Opposition BJP.This is the second time this fiscal year that the Congress Government has provided rehabilitation funds for the neighbouring state. In the first instalment of the supplementary estimates for 2025-26, presented in August 2025, the Government allotted Rs 10 crore “for rehabilitation of 100 families affected by landslide in Meppadi, Wayanad district”.The latest grant was provisioned in the third and final instalment of the supplementary estimates—aggregated to Rs 14,767.89 crore—for the 2025-26 fiscal year, tabled in the Assembly on Monday.In an X post on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the allotment. Calling him the “Keralam chief minister”, the BJP leader alleged that the grant allotted for rehabilitation work in Priyanka Gandhi’s constituency was meant to “please high command leaders and save his chair”.“If Karnataka had a chief minister as broad-hearted and sensitive as Keralam Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah, every constituency would have received ample grants. Unfortunately, Kannadigas are not as fortunate as the people of Keralam,” Ashoka said.The Siddaramaiah Government has also drawn flak in the past for releasing compensation for an elephant attack victim from Wayanad in February 2024. The elephant captured and radio-collared by the forest department had trampled a person in Wayanad district, which shares its northern border with Karnataka.The Government had announced Rs 15 lakh in compensation for the victim, drawing flak from the BJP. Wayanad was then represented in Parliament by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Wayanad landslidesAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...Live BlogRajshaladarpan.rajasthan.gov.in, RBSE Shala Darpan Class 5th Result 2026 LIVE: Class 5th results today1 minute agoDelhi Budget 2026-27 Live Updates: CM announces integrated complex for employees, ministers; takes ‘sheesh mahal’ dig at Kejriwal2 minutes agoGold, Silver Rate Today, 24 March 2026 Live Updates: MCX gold down nearly 5%, silver stages partial recovery after steep fall3 minutes agoWomen SSC Officers verdict: Supreme Court holds women officers in defence forces faced ‘systemic discrimination’, calls their performance assessment wrong4 minutes agoDubai, UAE News Live Updates: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia intercept missile and drone attacks as war enters 25th day5 minutes ago