Overview

• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was in Chennai as chief guest for the expansion of Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme while large parts of Punjab remained under floodwaters.
• Leaders from the Congress, BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal urged Mann to cut short the visit and return to personally oversee rescue and relief efforts.
• Opposition figures reported homes, fields and livelihoods inundated across multiple districts, with families stranded and immediate needs for drinking water, medical care, fodder and shelters.
• Congress MLA Pargat Singh sought a seven-day girdawari and compensation set at Rs 60,000 per acre for destroyed crops, Rs 10 lakh for bereaved families and Rs 5 lakh plus treatment for the injured.
• SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, after touring affected areas, accused the government of poor preparedness and slow drainage work, as BJP’s Tarun Chugh escalated attacks on AAP’s leadership.