Overview

• The grant appears in Karnataka’s 2024–25 supplementary estimates and is to be routed through the State Disaster Response Fund to Kerala.
• The assistance targets rehabilitation for roughly 100 families affected by the July 2024 Meppadi landslide in Wayanad, where reports noted more than 300 deaths.
• State BJP chief BY Vijayendra accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of diverting taxpayers’ money to please the Congress leadership and questioned neglected farm distress.
• Congress leaders, including Rizwan Arshad, MB Patil and Dinesh Gundu Rao, defended the transfer as a humanitarian, inter-state gesture consistent with how states support each other during disasters.
• Opposition figures cited fiscal strains in Karnataka, pointing to stalled development, alleged delayed salaries and limited MLA grants, while the government maintains the aid is a modest, principled contribution.