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Rahul Gandhi gos to flood-hit locations in Punjab’s Amritsar

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September 15, 2025

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LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gets a warm welcome from celebration leaders on his arrival, at Amritsar airport, in Punjab. Image: AICC by means of PTI

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (September 15, 2025) checked out the flood-hit locations of Amritsar and connected with those impacted by nature’s fury.

He was accompanied by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla and other celebration leaders.

After showing up in Amritsar, he headed to Ghonewal town in Amritsar’s Ajnala and satisfied the flood-hit individuals to check the damage.

Ghonewal town was amongst a number of locations in Ajnala which was severely struck by floodwaters.

Mr. Gandhi sat amongst some flood-affected individuals and communicated with them.

After checking out Ghonewal town, Mr. Gandhi is arranged to pay obeisance at the historical gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib in Ramdas location of Amritsar.

The previous Congress president is likewise set up to check out flood-hit locations of Gurdaspur district.

Punjab dealt with among its worst flood catastrophes in years. The floods were an outcome of inflamed Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers in addition to seasonal rivulets brought on by heavy rains in their catchment locations

On September 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had actually evaluated the flood circumstance and damage in Punjab after carrying out an aerial study of the flood-ravaged locations throughout his go to.

He had actually revealed a monetary help of 1,600 crore for the flood-hit state in addition to the 12,000 crore currently in the State’s cat.

Previously, Union Ministers, consisting of Shivraj Singh Chouhan, L. Murugan and B.L. Verma, went to the flood-affected locations to analyze the circumstance.