Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday visited flood-affected areas in Ekta Nagar and Vitthal Nagar of Pune city to take stock of the situation.
"On Channi's statement, I would only say that Indira Gandhi's assassin was a Khalistani and Congress is supporting Khalistani. Waah re Congress, Jai Channi. This is an attack on India's sovereignty. Action should be taken on this...Congress ka haath, Khalistanion ke saath," Giriraj said.<
Congress Lok Sabha MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi triggered an uproar in Parliament on Thursday after he alleged that there is "undeclared emergency" under BJP-led government's rule and noted that "free speech" of the Waris Punjab De chief and Khadoor Sahib Lok
Visuals show the officials of the Pune Fire Brigade conducting rescue and relief work in the city that has been submerged in above knee-level rainwater after being pounded by heavy showers.
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, current Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, along with other leaders, paid floral tribute at the Constitution House of the Parliament on Thursday.
Congress Andhra Pradesh chief YS Sharmila hit out at the BJP-led central government on Wednesday, alleging that it did not allocate additional funds for flood control and rehabilitation in the state.
AGP president and Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on Wednesday expressed his discontentment over the allocation of Rs 11,500 crores for floods in Bihar and asserted to raise his voice and demand a similar flood assistance aid for Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had assured him that all support, as announced in the Union Budget, will be extended to Assam to help build a flood-resilient economy.
Two bodies were found floating in Bada Talab (Upper Lake) in the state capital Bhopal, which were later recovered with the help of divers on Wednesday morning, a police official said.