Punjab Assembly Special Session LIVE UPDATES: Ruling party MLAs protest against Centre; Speaker adjourns House for 20 minutes
Scheduled from September 26 to September 29, the session will not include a Question Hour, but a Zero Hour will allow MLAs to raise their issues
Sep 26, 2025 06:05 PM
CM Bhagwant Mann said the Chief Minister of Haryana had come to meet him at the hospital. He asked how he could help. I said, “Take some water.” But he replied that he could not take water. On August 29, Haryana had sent a letter refusing to accept water.
Sep 26, 2025 05:50 PM
CM Mann said this time, Ranjit Sagar Dam, Pong Dam, and Bhakra Dam received much more water compared to 1988, something unprecedented. He added that the Ghaggar was desilted this time, which prevented it from breaching. “We have data on the cleaning of drains. Bhakra and Pong dams have not been desilted for 60 years,” he claimed.
Sep 26, 2025 05:49 PM
CM Mann said the meteorological department’s prediction was completely inaccurate. He questioned whether such an agency even deserved to exist. “The Prime Minister must have his classmates posted there. It would have been better if we had just checked the weather on Google. Their officials are only taking salaries,” he added.
Sep 26, 2025 05:48 PM
CM Bhagwant Mann said those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth have no idea about hardships. “Their general secretary (Rahul Gandhi) arrived, and they were given Z-plus security. The flow of the Ravi River was very strong. If anything had happened, they would have claimed that Rahul Gandhi was sent to Pakistan,” he added.
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{{{content}}}Punjab Assembly Special Session LIVE UPDATES: The Punjab Assembly on Thursday commenced a special session focused on the recent floods in the state. The session began with tributes paid to flood victims, former Punjab minister Harmel Tohra, Punjabi comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, music icon Charanjit Ahuja, and several other prominent figures.
Scheduled from September 26 to September 29, the session will not include a Question Hour, but a Zero Hour will allow MLAs to raise their issues. A key focus of the discussions will be on post-flood rehabilitation efforts. Tensions are expected as the opposition may question the AAP government on flood management and law-and-order issues.
During the monsoon, 23 districts in Punjab were affected by floods, impacting 2,565 villages and around 3,90,000 people. The disaster resulted in 57 deaths, with four persons still missing. The state government has declared Punjab a disaster-affected region. The Central Government has extended financial aid of Rs 1,600 crore, while noting that Punjab already has Rs 12,000 crore in its State Disaster Relief Fund.
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