'We should have done our duty better'

Additional MCD Commissioner accepts lapses on part of civic body in preventing flooding

ADDITIONAL Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Tariq Thomas on Wednesday acknowledged the civic body's shortcomings in the deaths at the Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre and stressed the need to address structural issues urgently.

While interacting with protesting students, Thomas said, "We have structural issues like you said and they need to be addressed in a systematic way, that is my solution." "I accept it's a failure for all of us and me. I am openly saying this shouldn't have happened," he said. When questioned over the accountability, the senior MCD official said, "An inquiry is taking place, let it sink in. Those accountable will be acted upon. I accept that we should have done our duty better, and this should not have happened. There is no excuse."