Jalandhar, Aug. 29 -- Punjab Pradesh Congress committee held a "Samvidhan Bachao" rally at Jalandhar on Thursday.

Addressing the gathering, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that the devastation caused by floods in Punjab was a man-made disaster since the Punjab government failed to take timely action to release water from dams in advance despite the anticipation of heavy rains.

"The government must own responsibility for its failure to take preventive and precautionary measures against floods which have submerged large parts of the state and caused huge losses to crops and property," he said.

Warring also blamed the central government for its indifference towards the flood situation by not taking timely preca...