Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the expanded and revamped Terminal 1 (T1) at the airport on March 10 this year, around three and half months before this incident.
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Union government on Friday, received flak from the opposition parties over Terminal 1’s roof collapse at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at around 5 am in the morning on Friday, June 28, which led to a person’s death and several individuals suffering injuries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the expanded and revamped Terminal 1 (T1) at the airport on March 10 this year, around three and half months before this incident, Siasat Daily reported.
BRS calls Modi “PRime minister”
“Election PR stunt by PRime Minister gone wrong. Prime Minister @narendramodi had opened an unfinished extension of the Terminal 1 in Delhi Airport in March 2024 to fuel his PR for the General Elections. The result is what we see today. 1 dead and several injured because of one man’s madness for promoting himself. From roof leakages to paper leakages, Modi 3.0 is proving to be a disaster,” the party said in a post on X.
Congress calls it “criminal negligence”
The Congress party said that the “half-finished terminal” was inaugurated in a hurry in March, in view of the Lok Sabha elections.
“The accident that happened at Delhi airport is sad. Many people are reported to have been injured and died in this. The Congress family’s condolences are with the affected families. It is reported that this terminal was inaugurated by Narendra Modi just four months ago. Because of the elections, this half-finished terminal was inaugurated in a hurry. Today this accident happened. The question is – who is responsible for the death caused by the accident?” the party asked in a post on X.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the incident occurred due to “corruption and criminal negligence” of the Modi government.
“Corruption and criminal negligence is responsible for the collapse of shoddy infrastructure falling like a deck of cards, in the past 10 years of Modi Govt.
- Delhi Airport (T1) roof collapse
- Jabalpur airport roof collapse
- Abysmal condition of Ayodhya’s new roads
- Ram Mandir leakage
- Cracks in Mumbai Trans Harbour Link road
- 13 new bridges falling down in Bihar in 2023 & 2024
- Pragati Maidan Tunnel submerging
Morbi bridge collapse tragedy in Gujarat, … are some stark instances which exposes the tall claims by Modi ji and BJP of creating “World Class Infrastructure” ! On March 10th, when Modi ji inaugurated the Delhi Ariport T1, he called himself“Doosri mitti ka insaan…” All this false bravado and rhetoric was only reserved for quickly indulging in ribbon-cutting ceremonies before Elections! Our heartfelt condolences to the victims of the Delhi airport tragedy. They bore the brunt of a Corrupt, Inept and Selfish Govt,” he said.
TMC MP calls for case against PM Modi
Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale called the development “shocking and tragic” and asked why the Prime Minister shouldn’t be charged with culpable homicide over the incident.
“SHOCKING & tragic news this morning. The roof at Delhi Airport’s has T1 collapsed this morning and, until now, 3 people are reported dead. For election campaigning, Modi had hurriedly “inaugurated” T1 in March even while it was under construction. Why shouldn’t PM Modi be charged with culpable homicide? He’s directly responsible for the death of 3 people who lost their lives because Modi was desperate to campaign,” he said on X.
