Opposition slams Saini govt over Gurujam chaos

After Gurujam 2.0 brought the Millennium City to a grinding halt on Monday, Opposition parties Congress and INLD targeted the Nayab Singh Saini-led government, accusing BJP leaders of being absent during the crisis.

Urban Gurugram Congress president Pankaj Dawar asked, “Where are the chosen ones of this city? When the entire city was in chaos and officials were on the roads, where were the two MLAs and the MP of 15 years? The local MP is busy in Delhi and MLA Mukesh Sharma is posting pictures from poojas and inaugurations.”

Rural Gurugram Congress chief Vardhan Yadav hit out at Industry Minister and Badshahpur MLA Rao Narbir Singh. “He has been posting videos pulling up civic officials before monsoons. Where is he when the city actually drowns? Badshahpur was worst hit and he had nothing to say,” Yadav said.

Though MLA Mukesh Sharma reviewed the situation on Sunday afternoon, residents mocked the exercise on social media, calling it “too little, too late.” Defending the administration, Sharma said, “Our agencies are on the job and the situation is better in most areas. The rain was unprecedented — 100 mm in 4 hours. Local authorities did their best.” Rao Narbir Singh remained unavailable for comment.

Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala also lashed out, tweeting: “Two hours of rain = 20 kms of Gurgaon jam. CM Nayab Saini only flies in the state helicopter, never on the road. This is BJP’s ‘triple engine model’ of urban development. Four hours of rain and Gurugram is in complete chaos.”

INLD president Abhay Singh Chautala accused BJP of ruining Gurugram’s global image. “Iron man OP Chautala made Gurugram the most beautiful city with industries and world recognition. Alas, under BJP, one rain has drowned all their hollow claims of development. If this is the condition of the state’s most developed city, imagine the plight of villages,” he tweeted.

Meanwhile, after a harrowing night, Gurugram limped back to normalcy on Tuesday. With administrative advisories on work from home and online classes, roads remained relatively empty, easing traffic pressure. Municipal Corporation teams worked for nearly 12 hours to drain water, clearing most waterlogged areas by evening.

Over 20 housing societies along the Dwarka Expressway suffered power outages for more than 12 hours due to a feeder snag in Sector 107. Supply was restored in most areas by late evening.