Chandigarh, July 17 -- Former Union minister and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Kumari Selja has said that due to the negligence of the Haryana government and officials of the public health and engineering department, flood-like situations have arisen in almost all cities of the state, including Sirsa, during the very first monsoon rains.

In a statement, the Sirsa MP said that in many areas of the city water has accumulated up to knee level, thus affecting everyday life. "This situation has exposed corruption and negligence in the Amrut yojana and smart city projects, and the BJP government's hollow development model has been washed away by the rains. Roads have developed potholes, colonies have turned into lakes, ...