Chandigarh(PTI)Opposition parties in Punjab slammed the Bhagwant Mann government on Saturday, accusing it of failing to fulfil people’s expectations, after three Cabinet ministers were purportedly heard in a video discussing their cruise trips while inspecting the flood situation in Tarn Taran.The clip shared on X by BJP leader Tarun Chugh as well as Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa, showed ministers Harbhajan Singh, Barinder Kumar Goyal and Laljit Singh Bhullar discussing cruise trips in Sweden and Goa while sitting in a boat with life jackets on.
In the video, Harbhajan Singh could be heard saying, “I went on a cruise in Sweden. There was everything on the ship itself, hotel and all.” Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Goyal could be heard replying that it was the same in Goa.The clip has been widely shared on social media as the people fought hard to cope with the flood crisis caused by swollen rivers and rivulets following heavy rain in their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.State cabinet ministers are visiting the flood-hit areas in Punjab to take stock of rescue and relief operations, while 7,689 people have been shifted to safety.Many districts in Punjab are under the grip of massive floods, while multiple agencies have joined hands to provide succour to a large number of affected people in the flood-hit areas.