Just 10 Minutes of Rain Floods Delhi: Kejriwal Slams BJP, Asks ‘Four Engines or Four Excuses?

A brief spell of rain lasting just 10 minutes on Tuesday exposed the lack of administrative preparedness in the national capital, Delhi. Connaught Place, considered one of the most VIP and expensive areas of the city, was left submerged. Roads turned into ponds, traffic came to a standstill, and common people faced immense difficulty navigating the waterlogged streets.

Kejriwal Attacks BJP with a Sharp Tweet

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote:

"When the heart of Delhi, Connaught Place, is in such a state, it's not hard to imagine the condition of the rest of the city. Just 10 minutes of rain and the roads have turned into ponds. Where has the BJP brought Delhi in just five months? Is this the speed of the so-called 'four engine' government?"

Kejriwal's statement was a direct criticism of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the BJP-run Municipal Corporation, and the Lieutenant Governor. He questioned why, despite the entire system being under one party's control, no one was being held accountable. If waterlogging is this bad in the city’s most high-profile area, he said, the condition of ordinary colonies, villages, and slums must be unimaginably worse.

AAP Calls BJP Rule All Show, No Work

The Aam Aadmi Party accused Rekha Gupta’s government of being all about event management and photo ops. They said that in five months, no concrete work has been seen on the ground. People had expected change with the new leadership, but instead, Delhi has been left to the old ways—where drains remain uncleared, no preparation has been made for water drainage, and the public suffers while the BJP government stays silent.

On social media, many users echoed Kejriwal’s criticism, saying that his tweet was not just a jibe but also a reminder to the public. When the Aam Aadmi Party was in power, it had carried out thorough drain cleaning and waterlogging control measures before the monsoon, and their impact was visible at the ground level.

Now, Delhiites are asking: Is this the BJP’s “Four Engine” model—where all four engines are not pulling in the same direction but instead caught up in different excuses, misleading the public? The rains have only just begun. The real test lies ahead. But these early signs already serve as a serious warning for the BJP government.