Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Tejashwi Yadav Accuses Centre of Unequal Bihar Flood Relief
Floods from the Ganga and other rivers have affected many parts of Bihar.
Relief and rescue work is taking place in several areas.
Tejashwi Yadav said the central government was not helping Bihar enough.
He compared Bihar’s situation with Gujarat, where he said help arrived more quickly.
Yadav claimed that more than 50 people had died and about 45 lakh people were affected.
He asked the government to call the floods a national disaster.
He also requested Rs 5,000 crore in immediate aid.
Yadav criticised several leaders for not securing more help for Bihar.
He said letters he sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had received no response.
Tejashwi Yadav accused the Centre of responding more quickly to disasters in Gujarat than to Bihar’s floods.
He said more than 50 people had died, around 45 lakh people were affected and losses ran into thousands of crores.
Yadav demanded that the floods be declared a national disaster and sought immediate assistance of Rs 5,000 crore.
He criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Bihar’s Union ministers.
Yadav said he had written to Modi and Choudhary but had not received a response; relief and rescue operations were reported to be underway.
- Who
- Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav made the allegations against the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Bihar’s Union ministers.
- What
- Yadav accused the Centre of unequal flood relief for Bihar and sought a national-disaster declaration and Rs 5,000 crore in assistance.
- When
- Yadav said he wrote to Modi on September 7 and addressed a press conference on September 13.
- Where
- The allegations were made in Patna, Bihar, while floods affected low-lying areas across the state.
- Why
- Yadav said Bihar was receiving inadequate assistance compared with Gujarat and criticised state and central leaders for not securing more relief.
- Affected population
- Around 45 lakh people, according to Yadav
- Reported deaths
- More than 50, according to Yadav
- Requested assistance
- Rs 5,000 crore
- Requested classification
- Declaration of the Bihar floods as a national disaster
- Letter date
- September 7
- Flood source
- The Ganga and several other rivers
- Relief status
- Relief and rescue operations were underway in several parts of Bihar
