Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of three students who died due to flooding in the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area, and called the tragedy the "collective failure of the system". The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha stressed that the safety of every citizen is the responsibility of governments.

"The death of competitive students due to waterlogging in the basement of a building in Delhi is very unfortunate. A few days ago, a student died due to electric shock during the rains. I express my heartfelt condolences to all the bereaved families," Gandhi wrote in Hindi in a post on X (formally Twitter). 

"This collapse of infrastructure is a collective failure of the system. The common citizen is paying the price of unsafe construction, poor town planning and irresponsibility of institutions at every level by losing his life. A safe and comfortable life is the right of every citizen and the responsibility of the governments," he added.