As rains lashed Gurgaon and normal life came to a standstill, political leaders of the region, fought a different kind of battle.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi were involved in blame game on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Mr. @ArvindKejriwal should be asked this.Frustrated by non-cooperation by Delhi Govt,we have got it declared as NH. https://t.co/LUJGj9lSwT
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) July 28, 2016
Khattar’s chopper was not able to take off from Chandigarh to inspect the flood-hit areas due to bad weather.
Khattar, on his part, tweeted to Kejriwal, blaming him for the situation and lack of cooperation.
The Delhi CM, in his response, retweeted a number of tweets, blaming the Centre for the lack of infrastructure.
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Thats BJP's governance https://t.co/GDCyrWLxGZ
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 29, 2016
Meanwhile, Gandhi sent out a message on the ‘awful ordeal’ that commuters have to go through.
As BJP passes the buck,Gurgaon chokes.Wht an awful ordeal 4commuters esp ambulances tht may have been stuck for hrs!https://t.co/cBBIeBcWJL
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) July 29, 2016