NDA MPs’ dinners to be hosted by BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday adopted by PM Modi subsequent day forward of the vice presidential polls have been cancelled in view of the devastation brought on by floods in Punjab and different areas within the nation.The dinner at PM residence was scheduled a day earlier than V-P elections on Sept 9. Nonetheless, it has been cancelled as a result of devastation brought on by flooding in lots of states of the nation, particularly in northern India. Modi is more likely to go to the flood-affected areas.Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu expressed deep anguish over the devastation brought on by heavy rains, cloudbursts and floods throughout north India, saying the monsoon fury has left behind a path of “demise and destruction” in a number of states. “I’ve been deeply anguished each time I’ve come to find out about pure calamities through the monsoon this yr. Cloudbursts within the hills and floods within the plains have taken a heavy toll, leaving demise and destruction of their wake in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Assam and lots of different components of the nation,” Murmu mentioned in a put up on X.She prolonged solidarity with these affected and praised officers engaged in rescue and reduction efforts. “The nation shares the sorrow of the individuals affected by calamities and is with them on this disaster. I commend the spirit of these concerned within the rescue and reduction operations. Collectively we are going to overcome this problem.”