New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Heavy monsoon rains brought severe waterlogging across Delhi on Saturday, submerging major areas like ITO, Punjabi Bagh, Saket, and Dhaula Kuan, while tragic incidents claimed multiple lives.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government, holding it responsible for alleged administrative failures in monsoon preparedness.
The most tragic incident occurred in Jaitpur, where a wall collapse triggered by waterlogging killed seven people, including two children. In a separate incident, a 2.5-year-old child drowned after falling into an open manhole. AAP leaders linked these deaths to poor civic maintenance, claiming that corruption in desilting work and ignored warnings had worsened the cris...