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Amritsar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited flood-ravaged areas of Amritsar to take stock of the damage and interact with families struggling to rebuild their lives. Gandhi was accompanied by Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, and several other senior party leaders.
After landing in Amritsar, Gandhi proceeded to Ghonewal village in Ajnala, one of the worst-affected regions where floodwaters had inundated homes and fields. Sitting among local residents, he listened to their accounts of losses and hardships caused by the floods.
Following his interaction with villagers, the former Congress president is scheduled to pay obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib in Ramdas area of Amritsar. Later in the day, he is also expected to visit flood-hit areas of Gurdaspur district.
Punjab has witnessed one of its worst flood disasters in recent decades. The deluge was triggered by swollen Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers, along with seasonal rivulets, following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Vast stretches of farmland, homes, and infrastructure have been left devastated, forcing thousands to seek shelter and relief.
