AAP Demands Accountability After Tragic Deaths in Delhi Flooding

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest near the LG Secretariat, demanding the dismissal of officers for failing to issue desilting directives. This follows the deaths of three civil services aspirants in a flooded coaching centre. The incident has sparked a political blame game between AAP and BJP.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday staged a protest near the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Secretariat, demanding that officers who allegedly failed to issue directions for desilting Delhi's drains be sacked.

This protest comes in the wake of a tragic incident where three civil services aspirants died when the basement of their coaching centre in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar was flooded due to heavy rain. AAP MLA Dilip Pandey stated that they have approached LG V K Saxena to request action against officials who ignore ministerial orders for desilting.

Another AAP MLA, Durgesh Pathak, accused the BJP of indulging in politics instead of addressing the drainage issue during their 15-year tenure in MCD. The incident has ignited a political blame game, with the BJP labeling it as 'murder' and AAP alleging that the LG fails to act against uncooperative officials. LG Saxena visited the site on Monday and met with protesting students.