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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP for failing to fulfill their 2016 and 2021 promises to make Assam 'flood-free' within five years. In a post on X, Kharge noted that ten years of BJP rule have passed without a comprehensive flood-control system. He expressed deep distress over the ongoing floods, which have killed at least 68 people and affected nearly 10 lakh individuals across 25 districts. Kharge urged the Union and Assam governments to mobilize all resources for rescue, relief, and rehabilitation, and demanded immediate assistance from the PM-CARES Fund. He called for a scientifically designed, permanent flood-management strategy including early-warning systems, stronger embankments, wetland restoration, and climate-resilient infrastructure, rather than annual relief measures.
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged the Union and Assam governments to mobilise every available resource for rescue, relief and rehabilitation
Published - July 28, 2026 03:35 am IST — New Delhi The Hindu Bureau
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday (July 27, 2026) targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the recurring floods in Assam, accusing the BJP of failing to fulfil its promise of making the State “flood-free”.
In a post on X, Mr. Kharge recalled that the BJP’s 2016 Assam Vision Document had promised a permanent solution to the State’s recurring floods. He also cited Mr. Shah’s assurance during the 2021 Assam Assembly election campaign that Assam would be made “flood-free” within five years.
“Ten years of BJP rule have now passed. What happened to those solemn promises? Why has Assam’s so-called ‘double-engine government’ failed to build a comprehensive flood-control, erosion-management and rehabilitation system?” Mr. Kharge asked.
Expressing deep distress over the devastation caused by the floods, Mr. Kharge said at least 68 people had lost their lives while almost 10 lakh people across 25 districts had been affected.
He conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families, expressed anguish over people losing their homes, livelihoods, crops and livestock, and appealed to his party colleagues to extend every possible assistance to those affected.
The Congress president urged the Union and Assam governments to mobilise every available resource for rescue, relief and rehabilitation. He also demanded that substantial assistance be released immediately from the PM-CARES Fund for flood-affected families and sought adequate compensation for every life lost and for damage to homes, livelihoods, crops and livestock.
Arguing that Assam required a permanent solution rather than annual relief measures, Mr. Kharge called for a scientifically designed flood-management strategy encompassing:
- Modern early-warning systems
- Stronger and regularly maintained embankments
- Wetland restoration
- Accountable river-basin management
- Climate-resilient infrastructure
- Dignified rehabilitation for displaced families
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