Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Assam government over the grim flood situation in Assam and said that the situation of the state reflects the "gross and grave mismanagement" by BJP's double-engine government which came to power with the promise of a "flood-free Assam".
"The extreme devastation caused by flooding in Assam is heartbreaking - with innocent children like 8-year-old Avinash being taken away from us. My heartfelt condolences to all the bereaved families across the state," read his post.
Rahul Gandhi arrived in Assam's Silchar on Monday. He will visit a relief camp at Fulertal in Assam. Thereafter, he will proceed to Manipur to visit relief camps at three different locations. He will call on the Manipur Governor this evening.
As many as 131 wild animals, including six rhinos, have died so far at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam, according to the park authority on Monday.
The situation in Assam worsened after 8 people including three children died after drowning in flood waters in the state in the last 24 hours and the death toll in this year's flood mounted to 66.
Condoling the deaths of the people in the deluge, Priyanka Gandhi posted on X, "The news of the deaths of a large number of people due to floods in Assam is very sad. Due to the continuously deteriorating situation, lakhs of people are living in relief camps."
Shah also assured affected people in Assam that the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing victims.
The grim flood situation in Assam from the past month has caused loss of life, damages to infrastructure, road closures, crop destruction and livestock loss, among others. The deluge has also left hundreds of people homeless and unsettled.
The flood situation in Assam is critical with a total death toll of 52 people and about 21.13 lakh people are affected in 29 districts by the second wave of flood.
Amid a disastrous situation in Assam due to floods, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday alleged that the BJP government is repeatedly giving embankment projects to the same contractors who have built faulty embankments.