NEW DELHI: A video of villagers carrying Katihar MP Tariq Anwar on their shoulders during an inspection of flood-hit areas in Bihar has gone viral on social media.
The
Congress leader was on a two-day visit to his constituency and toured the Shivnagar-Sonakhal area of Dhuryahi panchayat in the Barari and Manihari assembly segments on Sunday.
Posting on social media platform 'X', Anwar wrote, “People are facing severe difficulties due to the floods and river erosion. I stand with the affected families and appeal to the government for prompt relief and concrete solutions.”
Local party officials said the MP was unwell and unable to walk through waterlogged patches, prompting villagers to carry him.
Katihar district Congress president Sunil Yadav said Anwar had gone to “understand the people’s problems” in remote flood-affected areas and was 'unwell'.
In a social media post on X, Poonawalla wrote, "Sense of entitlement of Congress. Even in flood affected areas they want VVIP protocol? Kharge ji insults farmers. Congress MP Tariq Anwar mocks flood relief - sits on shoulders of people while "touring" flood affected areas. Congress MP in VVIP mode. Rahul Gandhi in Vacation Mode. AAP in hiding Mode. Only PM Modi in work mode."
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