PATNA: State water resources minister Sanjay Kumar Jha, a close aide of CM Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday ridiculed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for describing “waterlogging” in parts of the state following heavy rainfall as “floods”.
“Dear @RahulGandhi ji – Looks like you have been wrongly fed about ‘floods’ in Bihar.
There is none yet and in the wake of heavy rains we are not ruling it out either.
However, you are intelligent enough to distinguish between waterlogging and floods.
Kindly refrain from confusing the two (sic),” Jha tweeted in reply to an earlier tweet of Gandhi about the “floods” in Bihar.
Dear @RahulGandhi ji ~ Looks like you have been wrongly fed about “floods” in Bihar.
There is none yet and in wake… https://t.co/1tM99FVAyy— Sanjay Kumar Jha (@SanjayJhaBihar) 1624446685000Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi, in a tweet in Hindi, wrote, “My sympathy with the flood-hit families of Bihar.
This disaster is a big tragedy in the time of Covid-19 epidemic.
I appeal to the colleagues in the Congress to join relief works.
Steps should be taken to provide assistance to public.
This is the real ideology of Congress.” Jha also attached a broad-sheet with his tweet, giving detailed information about the flow of waters in different rivers of the state.
राहुल जी,आपदा की घड़ी में बिहार सरकार अपने नागरिकों की सुरक्षा और राहत पहुंचाने के लिए हमेशा जमीन पर मुस्तैदी के… https://t.co/GT5yuLDBbm— Sanjay Kumar Jha (@SanjayJhaBihar) 1624438422000In another tweet, the Bihar minister, while tagging Rahul Gandhi, wrote, “The teams of water resources department are monitoring the water level and embankments of different rivers 24×7 to protect people in case of floods.
It is clear from your tweet that either you are not informed about the correct situation, or you are not interested in knowing the reality.
Well, best wishes to you.
@RahulGandhi (sic).”