US EditionHimachal Floods: BJP's Kangana Ranaut Defends ‘Don’t Have Funds' Remark, Mandi MP Calls It ‘Her Way of Expression’
MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH, JUL 7 – Kangana Ranaut, MP from Mandi, highlights her limited role in disaster relief amid criticism, with 78 deaths and extensive damage reported in Himachal Pradesh's monsoon floods.
- Himachal Pradesh faced severe monsoon-related disasters by July 6, including flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides causing 78 deaths, mostly in Mandi, Kangra, and Kullu districts.
- Since the monsoon began on June 20, continuous heavy rains led to widespread infrastructural damage, blocking 269 roads and disrupting 285 transformers and 278 water supply schemes.
- Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla flagged off three trucks of relief supplies from Shimla to flood-hit Thunag in Mandi and confirmed ongoing assistance with NDRF and SDRF teams deployed across affected areas.
- BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, visiting flood-affected Mandi, defended her remarks of lacking disaster relief funds and a cabinet post by stating she was telling the reality of what she controls and plans to seek central aid.
- The events highlight governance challenges where MPs raise concerns and request support, while the Congress-led state government holds responsibility for relief amid continuing rescue and restoration efforts.
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Himachal floods: BJP's Kangana Ranaut defends ‘don’t have funds’ remark, Mandi MP calls it ‘her ...
The BJP MP had said that she neither had disaster relief funds nor a cabinet post while visiting the flood-affected areas in Mandi, her Lok Sabha constituency. She added that relief and restoration work is the responsibility of the state government. ...
Himachal floods: BJP's Kangana Ranaut defends ‘don’t have funds' remark, Mandi MP calls it ‘her way of expression’
The BJP MP had said that she neither had disaster relief funds nor a cabinet post while visiting the flood-affected areas in Mandi, her Lok Sabha constituency. She added that relief and restoration work is the responsibility of the state government.
MP Kangana Ranaut defends 'I don't have funds' remark on Himachal flood relief
After her 'no cabinet post' remark while seeking disaster relief for rain-hit Himachal Pradesh, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut remained firm on her statement, saying it was not controversial and a way of expression.
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