Hans News Service New Delhi

FormerDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the Delhi government was focusing only on the resolved waterlogging at Minto Bridge underpass while ignoring other parts of the city. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener said several areas across Delhi were facing flooding, poor sanitation and damaged roads. His remarks came after the BJP government in Delhi claimed it had permanently resolved the waterlogging problem at the Minto Bridge underpass by constructing an additional drain.

“Entire Delhi is submerged, but they keep on talking about the Minto Bridge underpass. We solved that problem during our government. Besides that, several other areas are facing waterlogging, there is filth spread around and broken roads in other parts of the city,” Kejriwal said. AAP’s Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj also criticised the BJP government, saying it should focus on other affected areas as well.

“At Sadar Bazar, Asia’s largest wholesale market, there is knee-deep water. Delhi government is only talking about Minto Bridge, look at the entire city, there is waterlogging in Burari, Sangam Vihar, Ring Road and other areas too where the condition is bad,” Bharadwaj said.

Leader of Opposition Atishi, also posted pictures and videos of waterlogged areas on social media, questioning the government’s response to the monsoon. Earlier, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had said that the waterlogging problem at Minto Bridge underpass had been permanently resolved and that government was on alert for other vulnerable locations.