New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Celebration convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to permit a 50 per cent low cost to college students travelling the Delhi Metro. In a letter to PM Modi, Kejriwal mentioned that each the Centre and the Delhi governments ought to share the monetary burden of the Metro companies in consequence.
Within the letter, which was posted on social media, Kejriwal wrote in Hindi, “I’m penning this letter to attract your consideration to an necessary matter regarding the faculty and faculty college students of Delhi. College students of Delhi largely rely on the Metro to succeed in their faculty or faculty. To scale back the monetary burden on college students, I suggest to offer 50 per cent concessions to college students in Delhi Metro.”
He additional wrote, “Delhi Metro is a 50:50 collaboration mission between Delhi authorities and Central authorities. Due to this fact, the expenditure on this needs to be borne half by the Delhi authorities and the Central authorities.” Kejriwal additional mentioned that the AAP is planning to make bus journey free for college kids. “From our aspect, we’re planning to make bus journey fully free for college kids. I sincerely hope that you’ll agree with this proposal.”
The letter comes days forward of the upcoming Meeting election in Delhi. The voting for the 70-member Delhi Meeting is about to happen on February 5, and the counting is scheduled for February 8. The AAP, BJP and the Congress are combating a bitter battle within the nationwide capital. All three events are making a number of guarantees to Delhiites.
Congress on January 16 mentioned it might give Rs 500 LPG cylinder, free ration kits, and free electrical energy as much as 300 models to the town residents if voted to energy in Delhi. It has additionally introduced ‘Pyari Didi Yojana’, promising a month-to-month assist of Rs 2,500 to ladies in Delhi.
The AAP, in search of a straight third time period to energy, has promised free healthcare for all senior residents, month-to-month help of Rs 18,000 to clergymen in temples and granthis in gurudwaras, Mahila Samman Yojana and current welfare schemes.
The BJP has been promising persevering with welfare and subsidy schemes and offering as much as 300 free models of electrical energy for households and as much as 500 free energy models for non secular locations, free bus rides for college kids and senior residents, month-to-month monetary assist scheme for girls.
