Congress shares video of monkey in Parliament to focus on Centre after water leakage row | India Information

NEW DELHI: After a row over water leakage within the new Parliament constructing, Congress used a brand new video to focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress chief Jairam Ramesh shared a video of a monkey that entered the constructing on Friday.
“Monkey Baat at present in ModiMarriot, often known as the New Parliament Constructing,” wrote Congress chief on X whereas sharing an eight-second video clip.

The video confirmed the monkey roaming inside a foyer reserved for the MPs.
Congress chief Rajeev Reddy additionally shared one other video on X by which the monkey was seen calmly sitting on a chair within the foyer.
“A Monkey reached Parliament to save lots of himself from inundated Delhi, however he discovered water leakage in Parliament as nicely,” he wrote taking dig on the Centre.
The video comes simply two days after the opposition took swipe on the Centre with a footage of water leakage within the new Parliament constructing.

‘Paper leakage exterior, water leakage inside’

Earlier, Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore posted on X a video of water leaking from the roof in a foyer of the brand new Parliament constructing and a bucket positioned to gather it. Sharing the video, Tagore mentioned on X, “Paper leakage exterior, water leakage inside. The current water leakage within the Parliament foyer utilized by the President highlights pressing climate resilience points within the new constructing, only a 12 months after completion.”

Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav additionally took a swipe on the authorities over the difficulty. “The outdated Parliament was higher than this new Parliament as there even former MPs might come and meet. Why not return to the outdated Parliament constructing, a minimum of until the time the water leakage programme is happening within the (new) Parliament constructing constructed with billions of rupees,” he mentioned in a put up on X and shared the video of the leakage. “Persons are asking whether or not water dripping from each new roof constructed underneath the BJP authorities is part of their nicely thought out design or …,” Yadav mentioned, taking a swipe on the Centre.
In a put up on X, TMC MP Mahua Moitra mentioned, “New parliament foyer is leaking water. Given the constructing is a monstrous edifice to Narendra Modi’s ego it’s only becoming that it’s got shaky put up 2024 Lok Sabha outcomes. Bharat Mandapam leaks one other working example.” TMC MP Sagarika Ghose mentioned.
The federal government nevertheless performed down the session saying corrective measures had been taken instantly and no additional leakage of water was seen.
“The warmth of an unprecedented summer season adopted by very intense rain eroded silicon from a glass joint on Lok Sabha foyer skylight, making a small situation… The structural integrity, water proofing and many others are in good situation,” CPWD’s social media put up learn.
The Lok Sabha secretariat mentioned preserving in view the idea of “Inexperienced Parliament”, glass domes have been offered in a number of elements of the constructing, together with within the foyer, in order that “ample pure gentle” might be utilised in each day work of the Parliament.
“Throughout the heavy rain on Wednesday, the adhesive materials used to repair the glass domes over the foyer of the constructing was barely displaced, inflicting minor leakage of water within the foyer,” it mentioned.