Agartala, Aug. 21 (IANS): The BJP-led government in Tripura will donate INR 1 crore for the relief work in the flood-ravaged state of Kerala.
A day after the opposition CPI-M urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to contribute funds to the flood-ravaged Kerala, the Tripura government on Monday night said that it will donate Rs 1 crore.
“The council of ministers in its meeting today (Monday) decided to donate INR 1 crore for the relief of the flood-affected people of Kerala,” Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath told the media .
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb chaired the cabinet meeting, which also formally adopted a condolence resolution for the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday urged the BJP-led government in Tripura to donate funds to the flood-hit people in Kerala, pointing out that no saffron party-ruled state has yet donated any amount to the southern state.
