Overview

• Footage from a Facebook Live on Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar’s account showed Bhullar, Harbhajan Singh, and Barinder Kumar Goyal on a boat in Tarn Taran during a flood survey.
• Harbhajan Singh was heard recalling a Sweden cruise and Goyal referenced Goa, with the trio apparently unaware they were live; minutes later the same account posted a formal safety appeal.
• Congress’s Partap Singh Bajwa and BJP’s Tarun Chugh criticized the AAP government, calling the remarks insensitive during a major humanitarian crisis.
• Heavy rain in upstream catchments has swollen the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi, flooding large areas across districts including Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, and Ferozepur.
• Rescue operations by the Army, NDRF, SDRF, and IAF are ongoing, with thousands evacuated and assets such as helicopters, amphibious ATOR vehicles, boats, and drones deployed; authorities are also watching high levels at key dams.