Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has called the Punjab floods a man-made disaster. In his first public remark after returning from abroad, he said it was painful to see the people of Punjab suffer through a crisis that could have been avoided. Sidhu blamed both the Centre and the AAP government for failing to prevent the floods.
He stated that Punjab’s rivers, once a blessing, had now become a curse because of poor planning and mismanagement. “This is not destiny, it is a man-made disaster and a government failure,” Sidhu said. He added that while politicians fed their greed, Punjab continued to face the brunt of floods.
According to Sidhu, the crisis has deep roots in chronic mismanagement of river systems and weak governance. He pointed to illegal mining and unchecked siltation as the main reasons behind the rising water levels. Sidhu urged that Punjab needed urgent corrective measures before the situation worsened further.
The Congress leader’s statement has added fuel to the political debate, with questions now being raised about accountability and long-term planning to prevent such disasters in the future.
