BJP leader and former chief minister Jairam Thakur on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Himachal Pradesh on September 9 to take stock of the loss of life and property due to heavy rainfall in the state.
“The Prime Minister is coming to Himachal Pradesh on September 9 to take stock of the loss of life and property due to the heavy rainfall here. I will also go to Dharamshala to attend that meeting and brief him about the situation here…,” Thakur, the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, told ANI.
PM Modi’s Punjab visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the flood-affected region of Gurdaspur in Punjab on September 9, as announced by the Punjab BJP on Sunday.
PM Modi will review the rescue and relief work and meet with the families of people affected by the floods.
“Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji is coming to Gurdaspur, Punjab, on September 9. He will meet directly with the flood-affected brothers-sisters and farmers to share their sorrow and take every possible step to help the victims,” Punjab BJP said in a post on X.
“This visit of the Prime Minister proves that the central BJP government always stands with the people of Punjab and will provide full support in this difficult time,” they added.
The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) of the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) reported a high number of disruptions as of 10:00 a.m. on September 7.
(This is a developing story)