A severe storm, identified as Kalbaishakhi, has caused significant damage across West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, and Manipur, leading to a coordinated response from state and national leaders. In West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is urgently visiting Jalpaiguri tonight to meet cyclone-affected individuals, following the storm that resulted in 5 deaths and over 500 injuries. This has led to the cancellation of TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's visit to Jalpaiguri. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have expressed their condolences and assured all possible assistance to the affected states. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has been actively involved in assessing and responding to the damage in his state, including visiting storm-hit areas in Kamalasagar and the Lembutali area, and ensuring disaster management funds are utilized for relief efforts. The political landscape is also reacting, with leaders from different parties, including Saha who held a Padayatra in Gomati district as part of the Lok Sabha Election 2024 campaign, visiting the affected areas, highlighting the storm's impact not only on the ground but also in the political arena as the Lok Sabha elections approach, with Tripura voting in two phases on 19th and 26th April.
#WATCH | Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met locals at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district today during his election campaign meeting here. https://t.co/H5CKlsXTgv
A political storm has erupted over the tornado at Jalpaiguri and other districts of north Bengal with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party rushing to the areas affected by the natural disaster, @shivsahays reports. https://t.co/8wjmIv8bt0
#WATCH | #Tripura CM & BJP leader @DrManikSaha2 campaigns in #Khowai ahead of #LokSabhaElections2024 #Tripura will vote in two phases on 19th and 26th April (📹ANI) #ElectionsWithHT https://t.co/4tqauBklst
#WATCH | Tripura CM & BJP leader Manik Saha campaigns in Khowai ahead of Lok Sabha elections Tripura will vote in two phases on 19th and 26th April. https://t.co/tBsxNly2g2
#WATCH | Gomti: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha addressed a public meeting at the Karbook Assembly constituency. (01.04) https://t.co/JHEsloZI4I
A political storm has erupted over the tornado at #Jalpaiguri and other districts of north Bengal with CM #MamataBanerjee and leaders of the BJP rushing to the areas affected by the natural disaster https://t.co/NMthkk5NdQ
#JalpaiguriStorm: Administration will help in all possible ways, says CM #MamataBanerjee 🗞️ Catch the day's latest news and updates ➠ https://t.co/ga2Bt7oTBT https://t.co/kb1dRnQsGu
VIDEO | Tripura CM Manik Saha (@DrManikSaha2) inspects damages caused by a storm in Sepahijala's Lembutli. (Full video available on PTI Video - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) https://t.co/namlwR1DV1
Home Minister @AmitShah spoke to CMs of West Bengal, Assam, and Manipur after the severe loss suffered due to a storm in these states. He assured them of all possible assistance. Mr Shah said, he is deeply concerned about the severe loss suffered due to the storm. He also… https://t.co/axUIPrZCSy
#WATCH | #Tripura CM @DrManikSaha2 visits storm-hit houses in the Lembutali area 📹 ANI https://t.co/m2uSabAEww
#Agartala: #Tripura CM Manik Saha says, "A lot of houses have been affected. I have instructed the officials to provide assistance to the #storm-hit areas. We will provide all the help needed from the #DisasterManagementFunds." (ANI) 🗞️ Catch the day's latest news and updates ➠… https://t.co/50Kzhyb4Ou
#WATCH | Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha says, "A lot of houses have been affected. I have instructed the officials to provide assistance to the storm-hit areas. We will provide all the help needed from the disaster management funds." https://t.co/zcG93fEUeG https://t.co/dINfaVxcMJ
#WATCH | Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha visits storm-hit houses in the Lembutali area. https://t.co/5mB7MMcjaV
#WATCH | Kalbaishakhi storm hits various parts of Tripura’s Kamalasagar, disrupts lives of many A devastating storm popularly known as #Kalbaishakhi caused severe damage to multiple roads and many houses have been destroyed. https://t.co/jRGly8Fvcf
Deeply concerned about the severe loss suffered by West Bengal, Assam, and Manipur due to a storm. Spoke to the Chief Ministers and assured them of all possible assistance. I extend my sincerest condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the swift recovery of the…
#WATCH | Agartala, Tripura: Devastation in Kamalasagar in the aftermath of the place hit by storms. https://t.co/4g6GJ1RBYJ
#WestBengal Storm: Death toll rises to 5, CM @MamataOfficial meets families of victims https://t.co/KzuapuwwHN https://t.co/t1kZCm5dDy
#Jalpaiguristorm: 5 killed, 500 injured; @MamataOfficial rushes to north Bengal | Updates https://t.co/PON7VhkW4r https://t.co/o0u7zw8x6O
PM #NarendraModi condoles loss of lives in storm in north Bengal, asks officials to help those affected https://t.co/xFjBNPTlmn
STORY | PM Modi condoles loss of lives in storm in north Bengal, asks officials to help those affected READ: https://t.co/G1TGZtrNji https://t.co/qoqjeXpenJ
#WATCH | Tripura CM Manik Saha holds 'Padayatra' in support of party's candidate in Gomati district, earlier today. #LokSabhaElection2024 https://t.co/g2kemRzTbs
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is urgently leaving for Jalpaiguri tonight to take stock of the situation and meet the cyclone-affected people. In view of this, TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee's tomorrow's visit to Jalpaiguri stands cancelled: AITC