Congress members slam govt over handling of flood situation in Assam, Bihar

| PTI | Jul 17, 2019, 15:12 IST

Gourav Gogoi of the Congress asked the Centre to declare floods i... Read More

NEW DELHI: Congress members from Assam and Bihar criticised the Union government in

Lok Sabha

on Wednesday over its handling of floods in Assam and Bihar, a charge refuted by the ruling BJP.

Gourav Gogoi of the Congress asked the Centre to declare floods in Assam a national disaster and said 15 persons have been killed and over 43 lakh displaced by the natural calamity.

Mohammad Jawed of the Congress said the Centre had extended no help to flood victims in Bihar. People have been forced to eat rats, he said.

BJP's Ramkripal Yadav accused the Congress of misleading the House.

He said over Rs 261 crore has been given to Bihar and both Union and state governments have been doing their utmost to provide relief to victims.

Top Comment

Vilas Mahapadi

1962 days ago

It is shameful for us that our brethren in Assam and Bihar have not received basic assistance such as food packets, water bottles, small boats and medicines. They have been left to the mercy of nature for only their fault of being born in poor families of this region. Time and again proved that government machinery do not work the way they should have been. Even so called disaster management plans are crumbling. Probably India would be only country where even after 70 years Independence, people in some States dying and suffering due to floods whereas in some States, people have no water to drink and in spite of this tragedy, government have no plans in effect to either interlink rivers or take measures to divert flood water from Assam and Bihar to southwards without hurting ecological system to minimize effect of floods. Political parties must understand that this is not time for fighting for credit but time to do something to alleviate suffering of our brethren in Aassam and Bihar.

Follow Us On

Congress members slam govt over handling of flood situation in Assam, Bihar

Follow Us On Social Media

Top Trends