2-hour rain, 20-km jam: Gurugram gridlocked; Opposition blames BJP
Gurugram: Gurugram was left paralysed on Monday evening after just two to three hours of heavy rainfall triggered massive waterlogging and a traffic jam stretching nearly 20 kilometres. Commuters reported being stuck on highways and arterial roads for five to six hours.
Opposition leaders seized on the chaos to target the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana, accusing it of poor planning and neglect despite being in power for over a decade.
Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala posted a video of the gridlock, remarking, “2 hours of rain = 20 KMs of Gurgaon Jam! As CM Nayab Saini only flies in the state helicopter and doesn’t travel on the road, this is a helicopter shot of the highway. So much for crores spent on drainage and traffic management.”
Congress MP Kumari Selja said the scenes of stranded commuters reflected the “incapability and failed planning” of the BJP government. Former MP Deepender Singh Hooda claimed the Congress had built Gurugram, but the BJP had “destroyed it” over the last 11 years.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also weighed in, calling Gurugram “a double engine sarkar with double the failure track record.”
Responding to the criticism, the Haryana BJP said the downpour had broken a 36-year rainfall record and described the situation as a “natural calamity.” It maintained that the government had made “all arrangements” to tackle waterlogging and assured that assistance was being provided to affected areas.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
