Ludhiana, Sept. 4 -- Even as thousands of families reel under the devastation caused by floods, a fresh scandal has erupted in Sidhwan Bet block where flood relief supplies were allegedly siphoned off by officials. Instead of distributing the tarpaulin sheets among the flood-hit villages, officials forced the sarpanches to sign on the documents that they have received adequate material from the office.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kanwal Nain Singh Kang, Dakha halka in-charge, on Tuesday exposed what he called "shameful corruption in the middle of a humanitarian crisis." According to Kang, 1,780 tarpaulin sheets were sent to Sidhwan Bet block by the district food supply officer to provide shelter to flood-affected families, but the sheet...