Harjot Singh Bains, Education Minister of India’s Punjab state, on Saturday said he was bitten by a venomous snake during a rescue operation in a flood-hit area in Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district.

Bains said he was bitten by the snake on the night of August 15 and his condition is better now. Many areas in Punjab's Rupnagar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Ferozepur districts were flooded following the release of excess water from the Pong and Bhakra dams because of heavy rains.

With God's grace, the flood situation in my constituency, Shri Anandpur Sahib, is better now, said Bains on X, previously known as Twitter.

During the rescue operations, I was bitten by a venomous snake on the intervening night of 15th Aug, but that didn't deter my determination to help my people.

With God's grace, the flood situation in my constituency, Shri Anandpur Sahib, is better now.

During the rescue operations, I was bitten by a venomous snake on the intervening night of 15th Aug, but that didn't deter my determination to help my people.

With God's grace and people's love & blessings, I'm alright now. The effect of the venom is receding and my blood tests have come out normal as well, he further said.