The Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday rebuked the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab Government for its apathy to declare the state as flood-hit despite the fact the State had incurred losses of thousands of crores of rupees due to torrential downpours in the region that caused breaches in Ghaggar and Sutlej rivers. “Due to the AAP Government's indifferent attitude, the state has been unable to move the case further for financial assistance. The fund-starved state has already been struggling hard to get its routine jobs done. Taking the deteriorated financial situation into consideration, Punjab needs financial assistance from the Union Government. Instead of getting the photo shoot done in the mud, CM Mann must speed up the evaluation work so that the relief package could be announced for the victims, who are eagerly waiting for help,” said Bajwa.
