BJP leader Tajinder Bagga rafting on the streets of Delhi.
Taking a jibe at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over widespread waterlogging in Delhi following heavy rains on Saturday, BJP leader Tajinder Bagga went “rafting” on a submerged road and thanked him for making it possible in “every nook and corner” of the city.
In a video posted on Twitter, the National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha asked Kejriwal to put up boards across Delhi about his achievement.
Record rains lashed several parts of Delhi on Saturday, leading to waterlogging, affecting operations at the Delhi airport, disrupting traffic on major roads and saving passengers from getting stuck in vehicles in underpasses.
The city recorded 117.9 mm of rain from 5.30 am to 2.30 pm.
In the video, Bagga is seen sitting in a rafting boat on a submerged road in north-east Delhi’s Bhajanpura area. Cars, motorcycles and buses are seen passing in the muddy water on the road.
“This season, I really wanted to go to Rishikesh for rafting, but I could not go due to coronavirus and frequent lockdown. I want to thank Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ji as he has made rafting in every nook and corner of Delhi. has made arrangements,” the BJP leader said in the video.
“I urge Arvind Kejriwal ji to put up boards in this regard across Delhi, as he always does,” he said.
Several Delhiites shared pictures and videos on social media showing water logging in different parts of the city.
In another video uploaded on Twitter, children are seen swimming on a heavily waterlogged road near the MCD Civic Centre.
According to officials, 262 complaints of waterlogging were received by the Public Works Department and civic agencies till Saturday afternoon (1:30 pm).
Last month, Kejriwal chaired a meeting to review Delhi’s drainage plan and said a “world-class” drainage system would be developed in the city to address the issue of waterlogging.
He had said that necessary changes will be made as suggested by IIT Delhi to strengthen the city’s drainage system and make it foolproof.
read also | Delhi airport forecourt flooded, 3 flights cancelled, 5 diverted due to heavy rain
.