Angered by waterlogging in village, Haryana woman 'slaps' JJP MLA
Kaithal (Haryana) (PTI): JJP MLA Ishwar Singh was allegedly slapped by a woman on Wednesday when he was taking stock of the flood situation in his constituency, the purported video of which has become widely circulated on social media.
The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) is part of the BJP-led ruling alliance in Haryana.
The woman was ostensibly enraged over the flood situation at the Bhatia village in Singh's Ghula constituency due to overflowing of the Ghaggar river.
When contacted, Singh said he had gone to take stock of the situation but the woman and some other people, angered by waterlogging in their village caused by the breach of a 'bundh (small dam)', accosted him.
"The woman said that had I wanted, the 'bundh' would not have breached. Though I explained to her that it was a natural calamity and there had been heavy rain during the past few days," Singh said.
Singh, however, said he has not asked for any action to be taken against the woman.
"I don't want any action (to be taken) for what she did," he said.
Several villages in Punjab and Haryana have been affected by the overflowing Ghaggar river after the recent downpour.
Relief measures are underway on a war footing in the two states as many parts remained flooded following incessant rainfall in the region.
#WATCH | Haryana: In a viral video, a flood victim can be seen slapping JJP (Jannayak Janta Party) MLA Ishwar Singh in Guhla as he visited the flood affected areas
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2023
"Why have you come now?", asks the flood victim pic.twitter.com/NVQmdjYFb0
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
