{"id":49417,"date":"2025-09-09T20:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=49417"},"modified":"2025-09-09T20:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:26:19","slug":"an-insult-not-aid-aman-arora-lambastes-pm-modis-cruel-joke-of-a-relief-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/an-insult-not-aid-aman-arora-lambastes-pm-modis-cruel-joke-of-a-relief-package\/","title":{"rendered":"AN INSULT, NOT AID”: AMAN ARORA LAMBASTES PM MODI’S “CRUEL JOKE” OF A RELIEF PACKAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"

BJP led Centre Govt\u2019s response to Punjab\u2019s plight is just dismissive, says Arora<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Punjab E News (September 9):<\/span> Punjab Cabinet Minister and Aam Aadmi Party State President Mr. Aman Arora today expressed his profound disappointment over the Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s \u201cpaltry and insulting\u201d relief package of Rs. 1600 crores for a state staring at losses exceeding Rs. 20,000 crores from catastrophic floods. The Prime Minister was visiting the flood-ravaged state, on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Arora did not mince words, accusing the PM of delivering a \u201ccruel joke\u201d to the people of Punjab instead of the meaningful national response they had hoped for.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Prime Minister came, saw, and offered a pittance,\u201d Arora stated. \u201cWhile our farmers stand amidst the ruins of their lives\u2014their homes, their crops, their livestock washed away\u2014the Centre\u2019s response is not just inadequate, it is a blatant insult. Rs. 1600 crore is a slap in the face of every citizen who has lost everything.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said that the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has been demanding the immediate release of Rs 60,000 crore in stalled funds for the state’s survival and Rs. 20,000 crore for flood relief package but this token amount makes a mockery of the scale of destruction. It reveals a blatant disregard for the plight of Punjabis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe soul of Punjab, our agriculture, has been shattered,” said an emotional Mr. Aman Arora, “The crops our farmers nurtured like their own children have been wiped out just 15-20 days before harvesting. There is no chance of resowing. Our farmers have lost an entire season’s income.\u201d He highlighted that a total of 4.80 lakh acres of agricultural land has been affected and the worst-hit is paddy, with over 3.71 lakh acres completely submerged.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The floods, the worst since 1988, have claimed 52 precious human lives and directly affected nearly 4 lakh people across more than 2000 villages, the scale of destruction demands monumental efforts to rebuild.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He demanded that the Central Government should immediately reassess the damage with a sense of urgency and responsibility, and announce a comprehensive relief package that truly reflects the magnitude of this disaster and the value of Punjab’s contribution to India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highlighting the stark contrast between Punjab’s historic contributions and the Centre’s neglect in this hour of need, Mr. Aman Arora said, \u201cfrom the freedom struggle to feeding the nation, Punjab has always been the nation’s sword and shield. The state\u2019s farmers have ensured India’s food security for decades, and our youth have valiantly guarded its borders. Yet, when our own land is submerged and our people are suffering, the Government of India’s response is just dismissive.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BJP led Centre Govt\u2019s response to Punjab\u2019s plight is just dismissive, says Arora Punjab E News (September 9): Punjab Cabinet Minister and Aam Aadmi Party State President Mr. Aman Arora today expressed his profound disappointment over the Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s \u201cpaltry and insulting\u201d relief package of Rs. 1600 crores for a state staring at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-political-news","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"\nAN INSULT, NOT AID": AMAN ARORA LAMBASTES PM MODI'S "CRUEL JOKE" OF A RELIEF PACKAGE - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/an-insult-not-aid-aman-arora-lambastes-pm-modis-cruel-joke-of-a-relief-package\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AN INSULT, NOT AID": AMAN ARORA LAMBASTES PM MODI'S "CRUEL JOKE" OF A RELIEF PACKAGE - 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