Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- A day after Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) chairman Manoj Tripathi blamed the Aam Aadmi Party government for making the flood situation in Punjab worse due to "mismanagement", state cabinet minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Saturday accused the board of "adopting discriminatory tactics at the behest of the Centre."

"The board has a history of acting arbitrarily, often going silent when Punjab seeks relief, but readily imposing its own decisions when it comes to creating pressure," said Goyal, who holds the portfolio of water resources.

Punjab has faced its worst floods in nearly four decades due to swollen rivers, including the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi, caused by heavy rainfall in their catchment area in Himacha...