New Delhi: The BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of the AAP government in Delhi over the chaos caused by heavy rains that led to massive waterlogging across the city.
The Congress, a partner of the AAP's INDIA bloc, also took aim at the party blaming the failure of its government in Delhi.
Senior AAP leader and Water Minister Atishi said Delhi received 228 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, the most since 1936.
"That is, of the total monsoon rains (800 mm) in Delhi, 25 per cent of the rains occurred in just 24 hours. Due to this, overflowing of drains occurred in several areas and the water took time to drain," he said. a press conference.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that after three months of chaos faced by Delhi due to water shortage, the AAP government's failure to prepare for the monsoon season shows that it has no moral right to remain in power.
South Delhi BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demanded that the Delhi government be dismissed immediately, alleging that the city has been flooded due to its "negligence, incompetence and inefficiency".
The city experienced one of its worst nightmares when early morning rains caused massive waterlogging on main roads, underpasses, flyovers, residential areas and major markets, bringing vehicular traffic to its knees.
Sachdeva, in a comment addressed to Atishi, said that after the water minister's bungalow was flooded, people of Delhi lost faith in the AAP government. He charged that corruption in the Delhi government and the MCD were responsible for the lack of silting of drains in the city. and the rain showed it.
"Corruption in Delhi government agencies first made the people of the city cry for safe drinking water and now they will suffer due to waterlogging every time it rains in this monsoon season," the Delhi BJP president said.
Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, sharing a video of a man rescued by fire brigade personnel from a bus trapped in a flooded underpass, attacked the AAP government in a post on X questioning what could be a major failure of the Delhi government.
"...How long will this publicity-seeking government mislead the people of Delhi?" Yadav asked.
The Delhi government is continually trying to "mislead" the people and make "false promises", he alleged.
"We had already said that as soon as the first rains reach Delhi, the cleanliness of drains in the national capital will be exposed," he added.
Sharing a video on Kejriwal government pumped water from the PWD road and poured it into the tunnel."
AAP leader Jasmine Shah, responding to the BJP's attack on her party's government in Delhi, said that the BJP should respond first for the death of a man due to the collapse of the roof of Terminal 1 of the IGI airport that It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Congress, a partner of the AAP's INDIA bloc, also took aim at the party blaming the failure of its government in Delhi.
Senior AAP leader and Water Minister Atishi said Delhi received 228 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, the most since 1936.
"That is, of the total monsoon rains (800 mm) in Delhi, 25 per cent of the rains occurred in just 24 hours. Due to this, overflowing of drains occurred in several areas and the water took time to drain," he said. a press conference.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that after three months of chaos faced by Delhi due to water shortage, the AAP government's failure to prepare for the monsoon season shows that it has no moral right to remain in power.
South Delhi BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri demanded that the Delhi government be dismissed immediately, alleging that the city has been flooded due to its "negligence, incompetence and inefficiency".
The city experienced one of its worst nightmares when early morning rains caused massive waterlogging on main roads, underpasses, flyovers, residential areas and major markets, bringing vehicular traffic to its knees.
Sachdeva, in a comment addressed to Atishi, said that after the water minister's bungalow was flooded, people of Delhi lost faith in the AAP government. He charged that corruption in the Delhi government and the MCD were responsible for the lack of silting of drains in the city. and the rain showed it.
"Corruption in Delhi government agencies first made the people of the city cry for safe drinking water and now they will suffer due to waterlogging every time it rains in this monsoon season," the Delhi BJP president said.
Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav, sharing a video of a man rescued by fire brigade personnel from a bus trapped in a flooded underpass, attacked the AAP government in a post on X questioning what could be a major failure of the Delhi government.
"...How long will this publicity-seeking government mislead the people of Delhi?" Yadav asked.
The Delhi government is continually trying to "mislead" the people and make "false promises", he alleged.
"We had already said that as soon as the first rains reach Delhi, the cleanliness of drains in the national capital will be exposed," he added.
Sharing a video on Kejriwal government pumped water from the PWD road and poured it into the tunnel."
AAP leader Jasmine Shah, responding to the BJP's attack on her party's government in Delhi, said that the BJP should respond first for the death of a man due to the collapse of the roof of Terminal 1 of the IGI airport that It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
