Manish Tiwari, holding footwear in fingers, makes his method out of his home to attend parliament
New Delhi:
Monsoon’s first spell in Delhi early Friday inundated essentially the most posh areas of town alike, together with the Lutyens’ Delhi which is residence to a number of ministers and MPs, giving them a tough time reaching Parliament for the 18th Lok Sabha session.
From braving the flood-like scenario with rolled up trousers and carrying footwear of their fingers to being carried up by aides, the political figures opted for various and peculiar methods to achieve Parliament.
Taking a dig on the scenario, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor mentioned he “would not have the ability to make it to Parliament and not using a boat”.
Sharing visuals of waist deep waterlogging exterior his residence, the minister wrote on X, “That is the nook simply exterior my residence in Lutyens’ Delhi. Woke as much as discover my whole residence beneath a foot of water — each room. Carpets and furnishings, certainly something on the bottom, ruined.
“Apparently the storm water drains within the neighbourhood are all clogged so the water had no place to go. And so they switched off the electrical energy since 6 am for worry of electrocuting individuals. Warned my Parliament colleagues that I won’t make it there and not using a boat. However the metropolis managed to pump water out of the roads and I did arrive in time,” he mentioned.
In one other submit through which he shared a video of a street in direction of AIIMS the place vehicles have been seen utterly submerged in water, and vans and buses barely seen, he wrote, “Now on my approach to the airport to fly to my constituency for the weekend as typical. This was our typical route, which we prevented at the moment.” Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Ok Saxena took inventory of the scenario and ensured speedy motion to cope with the problem, Mr Tharoor claimed.
Now on my approach to the airport to fly to my constituency for the weekend as typical. This was our typical route, which we prevented at the moment!! pic.twitter.com/2XpdRfSBdK
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 28, 2024
“Amazed and impressed that this tweet elicited, inside minutes, a cellphone name from the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi himself! VK Saxena was courteous and responsive and defined the constraints on efficient motion arising from the division of tasks between Union and State Governments.
“He does perceive the principal downside lies within the failure to clear clogged drains often and pledged to do all the pieces in his energy to make sure that is accomplished earlier than the following main bathe. Hats off to a conscientious civil servant,” he wrote.
Amazed and impressed that this tweet elicited, inside minutes, a cellphone name from the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi himself! Shri VK Saxena was courteous & responsive and defined the constraints on efficient motion arising from the division of tasks between Union and… https://t.co/GdaDTwEkxJ
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 28, 2024
Congress MP from Chandigarh Manish Tiwari posted his video whereas heading for Parliament. He was seen carrying his footwear in his fingers and rolled up his trousers whereas strolling by means of the collected water inside within the premises of his residence.
“On the best way to Parliament within the morning,” he captioned the video.
On the best way to Parliament within the morning pic.twitter.com/MtjSl3LUzs
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) June 28, 2024
In a photograph shared on social media, the garden of his residence was seen having became a pool as a result of heavy rains.
Rain water additionally collected contained in the premises of Samajwadi Celebration Rajya Sabha MP Ramgopal Yadav’s residence at Lodhi Property. The MP, wearing white kurta-pyjama, needed to be carried with the help of two individuals to his automobile to assist him depart for a gathering.
AAP chief and Delhi water minister Atishi’s residence at Mathura street was additionally inundated following the heavy rains that lashed Delhi in early hours of the day.
On Friday, a dialogue on the Movement of Due to the President’s handle was scheduled for each Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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