The level of destruction that has taken place in Himachal Pradesh is unprecedented. It has not procured national attention. A total 330 people have died and 35 people are missing. 12,000 houses are destroyed. A total loss of ₹ 13,000 crore has taken place. 75,000 tourists were stranded along with 17,000 automobiles. Every minister was working day and night to evacuate people from this challenging situation. We are requesting to the central government to declare this disastrous event as a national calamity. Like the relief packages that were given during the Kedarnath event, the central govt should give such relief packages for this event as well. We are requesting a package of ₹10,000 crore. We have received only a small sum of ₹200 crore till now which is far less. We request to Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman to allow to donate money from the MP fund. The Chhattisgrah, Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka have given economic support to Himachal Pradesh. We request the other state to do the same.
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00:00 I feel that the way the Himachal Pradesh has been destroyed,
00:09 and the unprecedented environment created by the devastating rains,
00:17 the nationalists are not paying attention to this.
00:23 This is why we are holding a press conference in ICC today.
00:27 This is the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh that such a devastating disaster has occurred.
00:32 As of now, 330 people have died and 35 people are missing.
00:40 12,000 houses have been destroyed and collapsed.
00:48 Almost 13,000 crores have been lost. The highways have been flooded.
01:05 All over the country, whether it is Upper or Lower Himachal, the rains have caused such devastation that you cannot imagine.
01:17 75,000 tourists were trapped and 17,000 vehicles were lost.
01:25 The Himachal government rescued them within 48 hours.
01:31 In the Chandratal of Piti, about 4,500 meters high, 300 tourists were trapped.
01:37 The Himachal government rescued them.
01:40 The Chief Minister Sukhuji, the Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, all the ministers,
01:46 all the officials and workers, all together, rescued them.
01:53 The state government is doing its best, but it is not taking the name of stopping the devastation.
01:59 It rained from 7th to 15th July, and now it is raining from 10th to 14th August.
02:04 Upper Himachal was saved, but it is also in a terrible state.
02:07 The rains have caused devastation, the clouds have burst.
02:10 The apple season is going on, the crops of the farmers are ready, but there is no way to get it.
02:16 So, here, we are asking the Indian government in the press conference that it should declare a national calamity.
02:26 This is an unprecedented situation. It has never happened in the history of Himachal.
02:31 And the way the Kedarnath temple was destroyed in Uttarakhand,
02:39 and the way the earthquake in Bhuj was a disaster,
02:43 the Himachal government should give a package of relief to the state government on that note.
02:49 We are asking for a package of 10,000 crores, we are asking for a national calamity declaration,
02:55 and we are asking the Indian government, because we have received 200 crores,
02:58 and nothing will happen with 200 crores.
03:01 The situation is like a camel eating cumin, and everyone knows that there is a terrible devastation.
03:06 And I appeal to all the people of the country, that whoever can help, should help Himachal.
03:12 And the Lok Sabha President and the Rajya Sabha President, both of them have a request,
03:19 that the MPs should also be given a package of relief, like they did in the tsunami and in Bhuj,
03:24 so that people can give money from the MPs' bank.
03:27 So, the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha should be given a package of relief,
03:36 so that people can give their money from the MPs' bank in Himachal.
03:40 Because you people don't know the situation there.
03:45 And this would have affected the whole world, because so many foreign tourists come to Himachal,
03:49 that you people don't know.
03:51 Foreign tourists stay in Himachal forcibly, and the biggest attraction is the tourism.
03:56 So, this is why this message is sent to the whole world.
04:00 So, for Himachal, we are asking you people to give us a package of 10,000 crores,
04:09 so that a national disaster is declared. Two teams have gone there from the Kerala government,
04:15 and they have calculated the loss.
04:17 And according to the rules of disaster management there,
04:26 if someone's house breaks, then 10,000 rupees are given.
04:30 That won't work.
04:32 The Rajya Sabha government is giving at least 1 lakh rupees,
04:35 by changing its rules, increasing it by 10 times.
04:38 And the house that broke, is given 1.25 lakh rupees.
04:43 The entire house is given 1.25 lakh rupees, and the rest is given 10,000 rupees.
04:50 Nothing will happen with that, where else in the mountains?
04:53 So, that is why, the governments of Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Haryana
04:58 have given financial support to Himachal Pradesh.
05:01 The rest of the states should also be given.
05:04 And the Indian government should give a package of 10,000 crores,
05:06 on the basis of Kedarnath and Bhoj transit.
05:10 And this should be declared a national disaster.
05:14 This is what we are asking for through you people.
05:16 And Mr. Gatkari has also taken a look at how the roads are damaged.
05:22 We request him to rebuild the roads and start the work as soon as possible.
05:31 We request the Prime Minister to give us a special package for the disaster management.
05:41 We request the Prime Minister to do this.
05:44 Today, the Manrega was implemented,
05:49 which was implemented by Manmohan Singh for the help of the common people.
05:54 So, today we are praying that the people of Himachal,
05:59 for the help of the Indian government,
06:03 to deal with the disaster.
06:06 This is why I have organized this press conference.
06:09 Sir, the Prime Minister of Haryana has also met with you.
06:15 So, did he ask for a refund from the government?
06:22 No, the Prime Minister had come and he had met everyone.
06:26 He met the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Minister of Science,
06:29 and Mr. Gatkari and he had requested everyone.
06:33 Himachal's situation is very bad. He also knows about Himachal.
06:36 So, he gave full assurance that we will do it.
06:38 But it has not happened yet.
06:40 So, the sooner it happens, the better.
06:42 And there, the political parties should not be involved in this.
06:47 The party should try to do this.
06:51 Instead, they should provide help.
06:52 For example, when Manmohan Singh was in power,
06:55 there were many problems.
06:57 There were other governments, but they immediately helped.
06:59 Because these things, there is no party or government involved.
07:03 The common man is troubled in this.
07:06 This is for the benefit of the people.
07:08 So, I request that they immediately help us,
07:12 and give us the package.
07:15 Sir, can you give us a response?
07:18 We cannot say this yet.
07:19 Because we are asking for it.
07:21 We are requesting them to give it as soon as possible.
07:25 Sir, you said that the attention that Himachal's tragedy should have got
07:30 from the central government, is not getting.
07:33 Is this the reason behind this?
07:35 While the Chief Minister and the National President of BJP himself went there.
07:38 He has a state as well.
07:40 What did I say?
07:42 Do you believe that the result of the election is the effect of
07:47 the Himachal's tragedy?
07:48 I don't want to do any political analysis.
07:51 I said that the tension of the whole country should be there
07:54 towards the Himachal's tragedy.
07:56 Not the central government, but the country.
07:58 We went to the central government, the Chief Minister, and all the ministers.
08:01 They are saying that the whole country should be tensed.
08:05 Just like they started giving the corporate jobs everywhere,
08:08 even on the tsunami, and the tragedy of Bhuj,
08:12 the corporate should not help in that way.
08:16 There is no environment.
08:17 Just like they started giving the jobs in Bollywood.
08:20 They are asking you to help them because you are the national journalists.
08:24 The whole country will be affected by you.
08:26 The whole country, and the people of the rest of the country,
08:28 have no attention towards Himachal.
08:31 That is why we want to raise the issue on a national level,
08:34 so that the people get tensed, and they help the people of Himachal.
08:38 We have asked the central government twice, three times.
08:43 First, declare this as a national tragedy.
08:44 Second, a package of 10,000 crores should be given.
08:48 Third, the people's assembly, the assembly leaders, and the president,
08:53 should help Himachal from all sides.
09:00 Otherwise, the situation is very bad.
09:02 You know that in Himachal Pradesh, there is very less budget,
09:05 and very less money.
09:07 There is no source of income.
09:10 It is very important that people help Himachal.
09:13 It is a very big tourist destination.
09:15 All the big religious temples are there.
09:18 So people should help Himachal from all sides.
09:21 This is my request to the people of the country through you.
09:25 Rajivji, Rahul Gandhi was going to go.
09:27 Himachal was being planned for him.
09:29 But he went to Leh-Ladakh, and at that time,
09:32 due to security reasons, and it was said that he could not go due to the weather.
09:37 Because there was continuous weather forecast of rain and storm.
09:45 So he did not come to the program officially.
09:49 So it was not possible for anyone to go.
09:53 Now in the coming time, he will go.
09:55 He will decide.
09:57 His office has no idea.
09:59 Sir, on another matter.
10:04 Sir, Chandrayaan is going to be landed today.
10:07 I can say that we wish for a successful launch of Chandrayaan.
10:12 Our mission should be successful.
10:14 Manmohan Singh's government had started the Chandrayaan project.
10:19 The government has moved it forward.
10:21 It is a very good thing.
10:23 We want to congratulate the scientists of our country for this.
10:26 And we pray to God that this mission is successfully completed.
10:33 We will be happy to see this success.
10:35 If it is successful, we are waiting for it.
10:39 And we thank our scientists.
10:42 And this is science and technology.
10:45 No government has started it, but all governments have moved it forward.
10:48 So we do not read anyone's comments.
10:53 We praise all governments who move science and technology forward.
10:57 And we wish that the scientists' efforts are successful.
11:02 Sir, I have a question related to Chandrayaan.
11:04 Sir, a big leader, Mr. Vivek, has also said that
11:09 the scientists who were involved in this project
11:14 have not received their salary or pension for the last 17 months.
11:19 I have not read any of their statements.
11:21 So I will not comment on it.
11:23 Sir, I have a question related to Chandrayaan.
11:25 Sir, you have not given your name.
11:29 We do not have much information on that.
11:32 Only those who are following this can tell us.
11:35 Sir, I have a question related to Chandrayaan.
11:38 BJP says that the achievement of the BJP and Modi government in 9 years
11:43 has not been achieved in the tenure of Nehru and Manmohan Singh.
11:47 This is a tweet by Venugopal.
11:50 We strongly condemn the idiotic acts of the staff members of Chhattisgarh CM.
11:54 Completely out of the race in the upcoming elections,
11:58 the BJP is trying its dirtiest tricks to intimidate and rattle the Congress.
12:03 However, we have the support of 3 core Chhattisgarhi people
12:07 and such cheap tactics will not affect us.
12:09 But they only show the BJP's desperation.
12:12 This is a tweet by Venugopal.
12:14 Sir, I have a question related to Chandrayaan.
12:17 The achievement of the BJP and Modi government in 9 years
12:22 has not been achieved in the tenure of Nehru and Manmohan Singh.
12:27 What would you say on this?
12:28 I can only say that India was there before 2014.
12:36 India had many things.
12:39 All the Prime Ministers had a contribution.
12:41 Whether it was Nehru, or Shastriji, or Guljari Lal Nanda,
12:49 or Indira Gandhi, or Murarji Desai, or Chaudhary Charan Singh.
12:56 Or after them, Jan Shekharji, P.V. Narasimha Raoji,
13:02 Dev Gowdaji, Indra Kumar Gujralji, Raju Gandhiji,
13:08 P.V. Narasimha Raoji, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
13:13 Atal Bihari Bajpai,
13:15 Bajpai's name is Atal Bihari Bajpai,
13:18 but they never mention Indira's name.
13:22 So what can we do?
13:23 There was nothing before 2014.
13:26 There was only a jungle, no trains, no ships, no bridges, no railways.
13:31 There was nothing before that.
13:33 There were no cameras, no phones, nothing.
13:37 So what can we do?
13:39 Atalji's government started the work of setting up the road.
13:44 No one should give credit to anyone.
13:47 Not everyone in the BJP says this,
13:51 but there is a group that runs it.
13:52 And they don't know that they are blaming their own governments.
13:58 So it is the effort of all governments,
14:01 whether it is a foreign policy or a development policy.
14:06 I remember that once in a press conference,
14:09 Narasimha Raoji was asked a question in Spain.
14:11 He said that the process of economic reforms is irreversible.
14:15 No government can bring it back.
14:19 So all these policies, whether scientific or economic,
14:24 are taken forward by every government.
14:26 It should not be done by its own people.
14:29 This is what I want to say.
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