Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ne is hafte kai states ko natural disaster se deal karne ke liye federal funds aur support dene ki approval de di hai. Lekin iske saath hi ek badi complaint bhi aa rahi hai. Kai states, khas kar woh jahan Democrat party ki sarkar hai, ka kehna hai ki unki disaster relief ki requests ko bahut lamba time lag raha hai process hone mein, ya phir seedhe taur par mana kar diya ja raha hai.
Kya Hain Disaster Declaration Requests?
Jab koi state hurricane, flood, wildfire ya kisi aur badi tabahi ka samna karti hai, toh woh federal government se madad maang sakti hai. Is process ko major disaster declaration request kehte hain. Fortune ke mutabiq, FEMA ne is hafte aisi hi requests ko approve kiya hai kam se kam 7 states ke liye. Is approval ka matlab hai ki affected communities ab federal support tak pahunch sakti hain.
Democrat-Led States Ki Shikayat
Lekin kai aur states ki requests is list mein nahi hain. Report ke mutabiq, lagbhag 15 requests for assistance dusre states ki taraf se abhi bhi pending hain. Inmein se kai aisi hain jahan Democrat party ki sarkar hai. In states ka allegation hai ki unki requests ko "unprecedented long waits" ka samna karna pad raha hai. Seedhi baat hai, unka kehna hai ki unki appeals process hone mein bahut deri ho rahi hai, jo disaster ke waqt par critical hoti hai.
Iske alawa, in states ka yeh bhi kehna hai ki unki requests ko deny kar diya gaya hai. Yeh ek serious charge hai, kyunki iska seedha asar disaster-affected logon par padta hai jo federal aid ka intezar kar rahe hote hain.
FEMA Par Uthte Sawal
Yeh situation FEMA aur Department of Homeland Security (DHS) par sawal khadi karti hai. Kya kisi state ki sarkar ke political colour ke basis par disaster relief decisions liye ja rahe hain? Ya phir yeh sirf administrative delays hain? Fortune ki report mein ise "unprecedented long waits" kaha gaya hai, jo dikhata hai ki yeh ek nayi ya abnormal situation hai.
Disaster relief time-sensitive hota hai. Log apne ghar kho chuke hote hain, business band pad gaye hote hain, aur basic facilities nahi hoti. Aise mein federal aid mein deri ya inkar ka matlab public suffering mein izafa hona hai.
Hamaari Baat: Disaster Relief Ko Political Nahi, Humanitarian Banna Chahiye
Seedha point yeh hai: natural disaster kisi ki party nahi dekhta. Hurricane ya flood Republican ya Democrat voter ko nahi chunta. Toh disaster relief bhi purely need aur assessment ke basis par hona chahiye, political equations ke hisaab se nahi.
Agar sachmuch kisi state ki request mein koi kami hai, toh FEMA ko clearly bata dena chahiye ki kya documentation chahiye. Lekin agar delays ya denials sirf isliye ho rahe hain kyunki woh state kis particular party ke neta chalate hain, toh yeh bilkul galat hai. Yeh federal system ke basic principle ke khilaf hai.
Hamari nazar mein, Congress ko is matter ki immediate janch karani chahiye. FEMA ko publicly yeh bata na chahiye ki pending requests ka status kya hai aur unhe decide karne mein kin criteria ka use ho raha hai. Transparency hi is controversy ka hal hai. Public ka paisa aur public ki hi madad ke liye hai, use kabhi bhi political tool nahi banana chahiye.
Sources & References
- Some communities are enduring unprecedented long waits on federal disaster requests — Fortune
- Trump hopes to emerge as a bold commander — The Washington Post
- The system is at breaking point — Australian Broadcasting Corporation
