# Congress mocks Kiren Rijiju over Parliament waterlogging video 2026-08-26T07:08:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Congress has used Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's swimming video to mock him and the government after footage of waterlogging in the Parliament complex went viral. The Congress Kerala account posted a clip of the waterlogged complex, jabbing at Rijiju and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The post called the new Parliament an 'indoor water park' for ministers to shoot reels, referencing Modi's call to NDA ministers to focus on social media for Gen-Z outreach. Rijiju had earlier posted a video of himself swimming in an Arunachal river, calling himself a 'khiladi'. BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari rejected the waterlogging claim as 'fake news', saying the video was not from Parliament. Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury shared the footage with the caption 'New Parliament of New India, Requires boats not votes'. The Times of India reported that one of the videos showing water dripping inside dates back to August 2024. ## Indian Opinion Analysis India Today led with Congress's personal jibe at Rijiju and Modi, framing the waterlogging as a symptom of government failure. Times of India reported the same criticism but balanced it with BJP's denial and the fact that one video was from 2024, giving readers context India Today omitted. The gap is not over facts but emphasis: one outlet treats the incident as a political attack story, the other as a factual dispute with a timeline. The key detail to watch is whether the government releases its own footage of the Parliament premises to settle the claim. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral - indiatoday.in (government critical) Leads with Congress taunt, amplifies mockery of Rijiju and Modi - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of Congress criticism and BJP denial, notes older video This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T07:12:13+00:00. Tags: Congress, Indian National Congress, Kiren Rijiju, Parliament, Pawan Khera Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-taunts-kiren-rijiju-after-parliament-complex-waterlogging/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-taunts-kiren-rijiju-after-parliament-complex-waterlogging/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/