Tejashwi writes to PM Modi, urges him to grant ₹5,000 crore for Bihar floods
Tejashwi Yadav has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting ₹5,000 crore in aid for Bihar's flood-affected regions. He criticized the current state and central government response as inadequate and called for the floods to be declared a national disaster.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions in India regarding disaster management and federal-state financial cooperation during climate-related crises.
The Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, on Monday (September 7, 2026) wrote to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the flood disaster in Bihar, urging him to visit the State immediately, declare the devastating floods a “national disaster,” and provide immediate financial assistance of ₹5,000 crore along with all possible humanitarian and other necessary aid to the State.
In a two-page letter to the PM, Mr. Yadav asserted that Bihar is currently grappling with the tragedy of severe floods and at least 20 districts are affected, with thousands of people trapped in the crisis. He added that the continuously rising water levels in rivers have caused extensive damage to public infrastructure and resulted in loss of life and property worth thousands of crores.
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