Shah, not PM, right man to meet for flood aid, Bittu tells Mann
Ludhiana, Sept. 28 -- Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann to meet Union home minister Amit Shah, who is monitoring flood assessment and relief. The remark came a day after Mann told the assembly that the PMO was not giving him time to meet PM Narendra Modi.
"The PMO had directed the CM to meet Amit Shah, who is overseeing the flood assessment and relief process. When floods hit Punjab, the home minister constituted special teams to assess the damage. Those teams have already submitted their reports. If Mann is serious, why doesn't he meet Shah? Is it because Shah might ask for an account of the Rs.12,000-crore SDRF fund?" Bittu said while addressing the media after inaugurating a railway health facility here.
On the first day of the special session on Friday, the AAP government had moved a resolution in the House to condemn the "lack of response and the failure" of the BJP-led Centre to sanction a special financial package.
Reacting to Bittu's allegations, AAP spokesperson Neel Garg said that the BJP leader was an expert in diverting the attention of people by telling lies.
"If Punjab is facing a tough time, the Prime Minister should himself take initiative for the state and ensure the timely release of aid," Garg said, adding that the BJP is also lying about the Rs.12,000 crore disaster funds....
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