Chandigarh, Sept. 6 -- AAP's Anandpur Sahib MP Malvinder Singh Kang on Friday urged swift intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union government for flood relief. Kang said that a special central relief package, comparable to the Rs.58,900 crore package for Bihar and the Rs.58,000 crore extended to Andhra Pradesh, is needed to rebuild homes, revive agriculture, restore rural infrastructure, and support displaced families. He also demanded a two-year GST exemption for Punjab to give the state breathing space in the face of massive revenue losses and the devastation of its economic backbone.

"Punjab had already lost Rs.49,727 crore due to GST transition, while cuts in Rural Development Fund (RDF) and Market Development Fund (M...