Assam flood situation deteriorates, nearly 3 lakh people affected
Guwahati (PTI): The flood situation in Assam worsened drastically on Wednesday as almost 3 lakh people were reeling under the deluge across 17 districts, an official bulletin said.
According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 2,96,00 people are hit by the floods in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Darrang, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Hojai, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur and Udalguri districts.
Karimganj is the worst hit with almost 2.5 lakh people suffering, followed by Tamulpur with over 11,500 people affected, and Bajali with more than 5,600 people reeling under flood waters, it said.
Till Tuesday, over 1.61 lakh people were suffering in flood waters across eight districts of the state.
The total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood, landslide and storm stood at 35.
The administration has been operating 81 relief camps in one district, where 12,166 persons have taken shelter, and running 24 relief distribution centres in one district.
The authority has distributed 1,269.56 quintals of rice, 185.14 quintals of dal, 154.18 quintals of salt and 5,428.06 litres of mustard oil among the flood victims during the last 24 hours.
At present, 979 villages are under water and 3,326.31 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state, the ASDMA said.
Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Darrang, Nalbari, South Salmara, Udalguri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Nagaon, Bajali, Baksa, Cachar, Hojai, Lakhimpur and Tamulpur.
At present, Kopili river at Kampur is flowing above the danger mark, ASDMA said.
On account of widespread flooding, over 2,53,413 domestic animals and poultry have been affected across the state.
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"Can't say Jai Samvidhan?" Priyanka Gandhi after Speaker chides Congress MP
New Delhi, Jun 27: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chided Congress member Deepender Hooda over certain remarks as Shashi Tharoor chanted 'Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan' after taking oath as member of the House.
"He is already taking oath on the Constitution," Birla commented when opposition members chanted 'Jai Samvidhan' as Tharoor took oath as Lok Sabha member.
At this point, Hooda, a member from Rohtak, said the Speaker should not be objecting to this.
"Don't give me any advice on what I should or should not object to. Take your seat," the Speaker said addressing Hooda.
Reacting to the development, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wondered whether one cannot say 'Jai Samvidhan' in Parliament.
"People from the ruling party were not stopped when they raised unparliamentary and unconstitutional slogans in Parliament, but when the opposition MPs raised 'Jai Samvidhan' slogans, they were objected to," she said in a post on X.
"The anti-Constitution sentiment that emerged during the elections has now taken a new form, which seeks to weaken our Constitution," Priyanka Gandhi said.
"Will the Constitution, on the basis of which Parliament functions, on which every member takes oath, which gives protection of life and livelihood, be opposed to suppress the voice of the opposition?" the Congress general secretary asked.
क्या भारत की संसद में 'जय संविधान' नहीं बोला जा सकता? संसद में सत्ता पक्ष के लोगों को असंसदीय और असंवैधानिक नारे लगाने से नहीं रोका गया, लेकिन विपक्षी सांसद के 'जय संविधान' बोलने पर आपत्ति जताई गई। चुनावों के दौरान सामने आया संविधान विरोध अब नये रूप में सामने है जो हमारे संविधान…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) June 27, 2024
