PM Modi dinner with NDA MPs called off amid floods across states | India News

NDA MPs’ dinners to be hosted by BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday adopted by PM Modi subsequent day forward of the vice presidential polls have been cancelled in view of the devastation attributable to floods in Punjab and different areas within the nation.The dinner at PM residence was scheduled a day earlier than V-P elections on Sept 9. However, it has been cancelled because of the devastation attributable to flooding in lots of states of the nation, particularly in northern India. Modi is more likely to go to the flood-affected areas.Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu expressed deep anguish over the devastation attributable to heavy rains, cloudbursts and floods across north India, saying the monsoon fury has left behind a path of “death and destruction” in a number of states. “I have been deeply anguished every time I have come to know about natural calamities during the monsoon this year. Cloudbursts in the hills and floods in the plains have taken a heavy toll, leaving death and destruction in their wake in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Assam and many other parts of the country,” Murmu stated in a put up on X.She prolonged solidarity with these affected and praised officers engaged in rescue and aid efforts. “The nation shares the sorrow of the people affected by calamities and is with them in this crisis. I commend the spirit of those involved in the rescue and relief operations. Together we will overcome this challenge.”