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Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

By TNI Team September 8, 2025 Aam aadmi Party AAP Accountability agriculture Bhagwant Singh Mann BJP-led Union Government boats centre citizens CM Relief Fund deaths Disaster Response displaced citizens Evacuation Excise and Taxation Department farmland finance minister financial aid Flood Crisis floods Ghaggar river GST compensation Harpal Singh Cheema helicopter homes Illegal Mining Infrastructure justice livestock MDF MLAs mps ndrf Pending Dues photo-op visits Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Prime Minister Narendra Modi punjab Punjab government rainfall RDF relief camps relief measures rescue operations Revenue Department SDRF support Union Government urgent relief villages

Punjab faces its worst floods in 50 years, impacting over 4 lakh people and damaging farmland. The state government is providing relief, but Finance Minister Cheema accuses the central government of ignoring Punjab’s plight and withholding funds while demanding immediate financial aid.

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