Opp slams govt over leak in new House, LS secretariat says fixed
Congress MP Manickam Tagore posted a video on X of water dripping from the roof of the lobby into a bucket placed on the floor inside the new building.
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Rainwater leaked from the ceiling of the new Parliament building on Wednesday. PTIOpposition MPs on Thursday hit out at the Union government over the design and maintenance of the new Parliament after its roof developed a leak and the premises saw waterlogging amid heavy rain the previous day. The Lok Sabha Secretariat, meanwhile, said in a statement that the adhesive used to fix the glass dome over the lobby had eroded due to rain and that it had been fixed.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore posted a video on X of water dripping from the roof of the lobby into a bucket placed on the floor inside the new building.
“Paper leakage outside, water leakage inside. The recent water leakage in the Parliament lobby used by the President highlights urgent weather resilience issues in the new building, just a year after completion…” he posted on X.
Tagore submitted an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, seeking the formation of a special committee of MPs to inspect the building and assess the “causes of the leaks, evaluate the design and materials, and recommend necessary repairs”. It was not allowed by Speaker Om Birla Thursday.
Samajwadi Party president and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav, too, hit out at the government.
“The old Parliament was better than this new Parliament, where even the old MPs could come and meet. Why not go back to the old Parliament, at least till the time the water dripping program is going on in the Parliament built with billions of rupees. People are asking whether water dripping from every new roof constructed under the BJP government is a part of their well thought out design or…” he posted on X.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat said: “During heavy rain Wednesday, the adhesive material used to fix the glass domes over the lobby of the building was slightly displaced, causing minor leakage of water in the lobby.” It said the issue was rectified immediately.
Government officials said another video of water gushing inside the Parliament building that was shared on social media on Thursday could have been of a previous incident. Spokespersons of the MoHUA and CPWD did not respond to requests for comment.
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