Chandigarh, August 30 – As Punjab reels under the fury of devastating floods, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Youth Wing and Women’s Wing have emerged as lifelines for affected families, working shoulder to shoulder with the government in relief and rescue operations.
From Nabha to Pathankot and Gurdaspur, young party workers have been reaching villages with truckloads of food, clothes, and other essentials. The AAP Youth Wing, active in every constituency, claims to have rescued more than 200 families so far, vowing to stay on the ground until “the very last drop of floodwater recedes.”
In villages where access has been cut off, youth volunteers are carrying sacks of relief material on their shoulders, delivering aid door-to-door. Women’s Wing members, meanwhile, are focusing on the specific needs of women and children, ensuring food, medicines, and clothing reach those who are most vulnerable.
“This is not just politics, it is a symbol of humanitarian service,” a party worker said, adding that the floods have turned into a test of Punjab’s unity.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has deployed the administration and the state cabinet to supervise relief on the ground. The government has stressed that Punjab is not alone, and that “the government and society will face every crisis together.”
AAP leaders said the involvement of the Youth and Women’s Wings highlights the party’s commitment to empowering young people and women as agents of social change. Their presence in affected regions, party functionaries added, has reassured suffering families that “Punjab’s true and compassionate government will never abandon its people.”
AAP Women’s Wing president and MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora personally led teams into flood-hit villages, distributing food, clothes, and essentials. “For us, service to humanity comes before politics – and will always remain so,” she said during her visit.
The National Convenor of AAP’s Youth Wing echoed this sentiment, noting that the floods have showcased the responsibility and resolve of Punjab’s younger generation. He added that the Youth and Women’s Wings will also play a leading role in reconstruction efforts once the waters recede.
For many in Punjab, the calamity has also become an opportunity to strengthen the collective spirit of the state. In the words of a flood survivor in Gurdaspur: “We lost our homes, but not our hope – because people stood with us.”
