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New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, proposing the formation of a specialized committee to investigate water leaks in the new Parliament building. This action follows Tagore's sharing of a video purportedly showing rainwater leakage inside the Parliament lobby, allegedly caused by heavy rainfall.

 

In his notice, Tagore emphasized the need to examine the building's weather resilience, particularly in the path used by the President of India. He proposed that the committee, composed of MPs from all parties, should thoroughly inspect the building, identify the causes of the leaks, evaluate the design and materials used, and recommend necessary repairs. The committee would also be tasked with establishing a maintenance protocol and ensuring transparency by publicly sharing its findings.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed concern over the situation, suggesting that the old Parliament building was superior to the new one, which he noted cost billions of rupees to construct. Yadav questioned whether the recurring water leaks in new constructions under the BJP government were part of a deliberate design flaw.

 

After heavy rains in Delhi, various areas across the city were flooded, and even the country's Parliament was not spared. The unprecedented downpour led to significant water accumulation in numerous parts of the capital, highlighting the city's vulnerability to intense weather conditions. 

 

The incident comes as Delhi recorded significant rainfall, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting 147.5 mm of rainfall in certain areas from July 31 to August 1. The IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall for Delhi-NCR on Thursday.

The monsoon session of Parliament, which began on July 22, continues, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah scheduled to introduce a bill to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Additionally, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a statutory resolution related to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The session is set to conclude on August 12.

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New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a trade deal with the US only to secure the "release" of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani.

"Compromised PM did not strike a trade deal, but a bargain for Adani's release," Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X, after reports that the US has agreed to settle the lawsuit that accused Adani of hiding alleged bribery.

The US government has agreed to settle the lawsuit filed against Adani, who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme, according to court filings published Thursday.

Reacting to the reports, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said it was now clear why the PM agreed to the "hopelessly one-sided Indo-US trade deal that was really a steal by the US".

"And it is also clear why he abruptly halted Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, acting on President Trump's threats rather than on our national interest. Reportedly, the Trump Administration is about to drop all charges of corruption against Modani," he said on X.

"How much more compromised can the PM get?" Ramesh asked.

In the lawsuit filed in late 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, who is a director at the group's renewable energy unit Adani Green Energy Ltd, of agreeing to pay about USD 265 million in bribes to Indian government officials between approximately 2020 and 2024 to obtain lucrative solar energy supply contracts on terms that expected to yield USD 2 billion of profit over 20 years.

It was alleged in the lawsuit that Adani Group raised USD 2 billion in loans and bonds, including from US firms, on the backs of false and misleading statements related to the firm's anti-bribery practices and policies.

The ports-to-energy conglomerate had denied the allegations.

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