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Video: Man boats through flooded Delhi road, AAP mocks BJP's 4-engine government
AAP Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday mocked the BJP-led government in the national capital, showing a man boating in the streets of the posh locality of Greater Kailash, and saying, "Looks like boats have started running in Greater Kailash (GK) too — a four-engine government." The rains in the national capital, which have laid bare the city's infrastructure, have become the focal point of the AAP's attack against the Delhi government. Earlier in the day, the main opposition party took another jab, claiming that the 'double-engine' government is failing, citing more than two dozen rain-related deaths in the city. advertisement"In Delhi's rains, all the BJP government's engines have failed. More than two dozen people have already died in Delhi. But the BJP government, busy making reels, is running away from its responsibilities," AAP said earlier in the day.
On Saturday, heavy rains resulted in the deaths of eight people and severe flooding in key areas, including a disruption of water supply following the flooding of the Giri Nagar pumping station. The deluge has turned parts of the city impassable, leading to a political spat between AAP and of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Atishi, criticised the BJP-led government, accusing it of mismanagement. "Mismanagement by the four-engine BJP govt has not only submerged Delhi roads, but caused a water crisis in Kalkaji," she timing of this crisis coincided with Raksha Bandhan, where Atishi lamented the situation, "On Raksha Bandhan, the entire city is submerged. People cannot step out of their homes. The collapse of governance under (Chief Minister) Rekha Gupta's government is preventing brothers from meeting their sisters."Bharadwaj further alleged a lack of transparency in desilting operations in Delhi, citing a missing audit report as evidence. "This shows the government is trying to hide information," Bharadwaj also mocked BJP MP Parvesh Verma's delayed visit to flood-affected areas, saying, "It seems Parvesh doesn't have a watch. Someone please give him one."In contrast, BJP's Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh released videos comparing AAP's 11-year tenure's waterlogged areas to current footage showing improvements, aiming to demonstrate progress under BJP leadership.- EndsMust Watch
