Jalandhar, Sept. 28 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday accused the AAP-led Punjab government of playing politics over the recent floods, while terming the disaster "Mann-made" due to the state's own failures.

During his visit to Jalandhar, Chugh said instead of blaming the BJP for trivialising the sensitive issue, chief minister Bhagwant Mann must tell people of Punjab about "his government's irresponsible and irresponsive behaviour" in handling the flood situation.

"The floods were AAP and 'Mann-made' as the government failed to tackle illegal mining in the rivers, leading to weakening of the main bundhs," Chugh remarked, alleging that instead of acting proactively, Mann was blaming the I...