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Congress mocks Kiren Rijiju over Parliament waterlogging video
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: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral
Sources (2): indiatoday.in (government critical), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
