Delhi Water Minister Atishi was also engulfed by the rising waters, with visuals showing severe flooding outside her home
Amid record rainfall in Delhi since Friday morning, numerous Members of Parliament found themselves facing significant challenges to reach the Parliament as their homes were reportedly inundated.
Visuals all across social media show parliamentarians complaining and resorting to peculiar ways to leave their residences and attend the house proceedings
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared that his house was under a foot of water and his belongings were damaged. However, he managed to reach Parliament on time after the water was pumped out from the roads.
This is the corner just outside my home in Lutyens’ Delhi. Woke up to find my entire home under a foot of water — every room. Carpets and furniture, indeed anything on the ground, ruined. Apparently the storm water drains in the neighbourhood are all clogged so the water had no… pic.twitter.com/mublEqiGqG— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 28, 2024
“Woke up to find my entire home under a foot of water — every room. Carpets and furniture, indeed anything on the ground, are ruined,” the Thiruvananthapuram MP wrote on X.
“Apparently, the stormwater drains in the neighbourhood are all clogged, so the water had no place to go. And they switched off the electricity since 6 am for fear of electrocuting people,” he further said.
Similarly, Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav encountered obstacles when the road outside his bungalow was submerged but found a unique idea to reach the Parliament.
#WATCH | Delhi: SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav being helped by members of his staff and others to his car as the area around his residence is completely inundated.Visuals from Lodhi Estate area. pic.twitter.com/ytWE7MGbfY
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
A video showed his staff carrying him through the water to his vehicle. He expressed frustration over the situation and the loss incurred due to the flooding.
The biggest irony of the day was that the residence of .
One day of rainfall & AAP model stands exposedWater logging outside residence of Atishi – PWD minister ! Who will she do dharna against?
– In the *22 major drains* that have their outlets in river Yamuna, *barely 50%* of the desilting has been done in some locations, though… pic.twitter.com/Tvufb8zz8I
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) June 28, 2024
Several opposition leaders took potshots at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and slammed the Delhi government for doing little to tackle the waterlogging issue in the national capital.
Earlier in the day, BJP councillor Ravinder Singh Negi staged a symbolic protest by navigating an inflatable boat on a waterlogged street, underscoring the failure to pre-emptively clear the drains before the arrival of the monsoon, leading to widespread waterlogging across the city.
Waterlogging in Delhi
Heavy rains in the national capital on Friday caused traffic congestion and waterlogging in several parts of the city. Commuters in many places faced inconveniences as traffic police received several calls for waterlogging issues, traffic snarls and fallen trees.
Amid the outpouring of complaints, the Delhi government said it is setting up a 24-hour control room to monitor the waterlogging situation in the national capital.
