BJP leader Baliawal submits Sahnewal flood damage report to PM

During PM Narendra Modi’s special visit to flood-affected regions of Punjab yesterday, Ludhiana district BJP spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal met the PM in Pathankot and submitted a detailed account of the devastation in Sahnewal constituency.

Baliawal informed the Prime Minister that along with the destruction of standing crops, nearly 450 acres of fertile agricultural land had been washed away into the Sutlej. He squarely blamed illegal mining in the constituency for this large-scale damage, calling it the primary cause of the people’s suffering.

He criticised local MLA and Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian, accusing him of deliberately hiding the scale of destruction from the Prime Minister. “This is nothing short of a betrayal of the people of Sahnewal by their elected representative. At a time when the farmers and villagers needed their MLA to raise their voice, he chose to remain silent,” said Baliawal.

Baliawal also extended heartfelt gratitude to PM for announcing an additional Rs 1,600 crore relief package for Punjab along with the Rs 12,000 crore SDRF fund already sanctioned. Rajneesh Dhiman, district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, also thanked the PM for the financial aid.