Chandigarh/Amritsar, Aug. 27 -- The Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have flayed chief minister Bhagwant Mann over his Chennai (Tamil Nadu) visit at a time when Punjab is reeling under floods. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said, "Given the state of emergency caused in Punjab due to floods, it is incumbent upon the chief minister to stay put to personally monitor the situation. But he chose to be present in Tamil Nadu for the launch of a breakfast scheme for schoolchildren there."

He said the CM should have cancelled all engagements and focused on flood control and relief measures in the state. He alleged that no preparations were made in anticipation of heavy rains. "We...