AMRITSAR, Sept. 8 -- Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and AICC in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Bhagel slammed the lack of coordination between the AAP-led Punjab government and the BJP-led Centre, which he claimed had worsened the flood crisis.

He said the political confrontation between the two governments had caused significant suffering for the people of Punjab. Interacting with people at the Kartarpur Corridor on Sunday, he said: "While floods are a natural disaster, the political confrontation between the Centre and the state government has made it harder for people to get the help they need," said Bhagel, who also visited flood-affected areas in Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Ferozepur and Fazilka.

He was accompanied by state Cong...