Overview
- Footage from Laljit Singh Bhullar’s Facebook Live shows Bhullar, Harbhajan Singh, and Barinder Kumar Goyal on a boat during a Tarn Taran flood survey while serving as district relief in‑charges.
- In the clip, Harbhajan Singh recalls a Sweden cruise “with hotels on the ship,” and Barinder Goyal responds that it is the “same in Goa.”
- Minutes after the informal exchange, the same account posted a formal appeal urging residents to follow instructions and move to safer areas.
- Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa and BJP’s Tarun Chugh shared the video and accused the Bhagwant Mann government of insensitivity and failing public expectations.
- Rescue efforts span districts including Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, and Ferozepur, with the Army, IAF, NDRF and SDRF engaged and 7,689 people shifted to safety.