New Delhi: The CPI(M) politburo claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah "deliberately skipped" the aerial survey of flood-affected Kerala on Monday and instead chose to visit BJP-ruled states like Karnataka and Maharashtra. In a statement, the party expressed concern at the loss of life and destruction of property and livestock due to the floods in various parts of the country. "The home minister in his aerial survey of flood-hit areas chose to go only to BJP ruled states of Maharashtra & Karnataka. It appears that he deliberately skipped the survey of the badly affected Kerala," it alleged.

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