Punjab floods: Opposition leaders write to PM Modi, seek aid for flood victims

As Punjab grapples with the aftermath of severe flooding, state BJP president Sunil Jakhar and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide urgent central assistance to support relief efforts.

Jakhar has written to the Prime Minister, seeking urgent intervention to mitigate the damage caused by relentless rainfall and overflow from upper hilly regions. He highlighted that areas along the Pakistan border from Bhoa Assembly constituency to Fazilka, and districts like Kapurthala, are among the worst affected.

The state BJP chief said thousands of families have been displaced, and vast stretches of agricultural land, crucial to both Punjab’s economy and India’s food security, have been submerged.

While acknowledging the support already extended by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Jakhar stressed that the scale of the disaster demands additional intervention, including the deployment of central assessment teams and a special relief package to aid recovery efforts.

Appeal to the Hon'ble Prime Minister to provide central assistance for the massive damage caused by floods in Punjab

ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੋਏ ਭਾਰੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਲਈ ਮਾਨਯੋਗ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਅਪੀਲ@narendramodi @AmitShah @BJP4India pic.twitter.com/WstDBrQW1q

— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) August 30, 2025

Echoing similar concerns, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Partap Singh Bajwa has also written to PM Modi, requesting the announcement of an urgent relief package.

Punjab is facing its worst floods in decades—23 precious lives lost, 1,018 villages ravaged & over 3 lakh acres inundated. Thousands are stranded without food, medicines or shelter. I urge Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji to visit Punjab & announce an immediate relief package.… pic.twitter.com/9aQgueOWIj

— Partap Singh Bajwa (@Partap_Sbajwa) August 30, 2025

“Punjab is facing its worst floods in decades—23 precious lives lost, 1,018 villages ravaged & over 3 lakh acres inundated. Thousands are stranded without food, medicines or shelter. I urge Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji to visit Punjab & announce an immediate relief package,” Bajwa wrote on X along with a copy of the letter.

In Abohar, after visiting the rain-affected villages - Khuian Sarwar, Billa Patti and Dalmir Khera - late Friday evening, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring blamed the state government for the flood-like situation and accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of negligence.

Warring said the situation could have been avoided had the state government properly monitored the water levels at the Pong and Bhakra dams at the beginning of the rainy season and had timely cleaned the drains.

He expressed sorrow over the loss of crops across thousands of acres destroyed due to the floods. He sarcastically remarked that the Chief Minister's helicopter that was being used improperly by a legislator and AAP halqa incharge in Gurdaspur area alone will not suffice; rather, he should work alongside flood victims.

Warring also offered to accompany Jakhar to meet PM Modi, if needed, to secure central support for Punjab.

Additionally, former CM Captain Amarinder Singh said that the floods have shaken the entire state, causing unprecedented damage to life, agriculture, and infrastructure.

He noted that while almost every region has been affected, Bhoa to Fazilka, along with Kapurthala, Tarn Taran and Amritsar, have borne the brunt.

Crops over thousands of acres have been destroyed, livestock has perished, and rural families have been displaced, Capt Amarinder said. He commended the tireless efforts of the Army, NDRF, and state administration in rescue and relief operations and appealed Punjabis across party lines to stand united in this grave hour.

Capt Amarinder urged PM Modi to announce a special relief package and deploy additional central forces to assist with ongoing efforts.

“Timely assistance is crucial so that affected families and farmers are not left to suffer in silence. Punjab’s economy, already under stress, cannot withstand this scale of destruction without urgent intervention from the Centre,” he stated.