‘Want 50% Reduce In Metro Fares For College students’: Arvind Kejriwal To PM Modi Forward Of Delhi Polls – News18
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Arvind Kerjiwal, in yet one more transfer days forward of voting in Delhi, has demanded PM Modi to approve 50% concession for college kids travelling in Delhi Metro.
PM Modi and Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Picture)
Former Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, looking for re-election within the Delhi polls, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve a 50% concession for college kids travelling within the metropolis’s Metro.
In a letter to PM Modi on Friday, Kejriwal mentioned that each the Centre and the Delhi governments ought to handle the losses incurred in rolling out the proposal.
Notably, Delhi Metro is operated in collaboration between the Delhi and the central governments.
Kejriwal Writes To PM Modi
Mentioning that numerous college students commute by means of Delhi Metro each day for academic functions, Kejriwal proposed providing 50% concession to the scholars “to alleviate the monetary burden” from them.
“I’m penning this letter to attract your consideration to an vital matter regarding the college students of colleges and schools in Delhi. Numerous college students in Delhi rely closely on the metro for his or her every day commute to and from their academic establishments,” he mentioned.
“To alleviate the monetary burden on college students, I suggest providing a 50% concession on metro fares for college kids. The Delhi Metro is a three way partnership between the Delhi Authorities and the Central Authorities, with equal (50:50) funding. Due to this fact, the price of this concession must be equally shared by each the Delhi Authorities and the Central Authorities,” Kejriwal added.
AAP राष्ट्रीय संयोजक @ArvindKejriwal जी ने College students को मेट्रो किराए में 50% छूट देने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को लिखा पत्र✍️👉 पत्र में केजरीवाल जी ने कहा – दिल्ली और केंद्र सरकार मिलकर इससे होने वाले खर्च को वहन करें
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AAP To Make Bus Rides Free For College students
He additional mentioned that the AAP is planning to make bus journey “utterly free” for college kids and added that he “hoped” that the Prime Minister would conform to the proposal.
Notably, bus rides are free for ladies passengers in Delhi and now the Delhi authorities is planning to make it freed from price for college kids.
Nevertheless, because of the mannequin code of conduct in place, the choice can’t be carried out earlier than elections, and the choice can solely be enforced on the bottom after the brand new authorities is fashioned.
Delhi is all set to go to Meeting polls on February 5 and the counting of votes shall be executed on February 8.
