The dates for assembly elections in Delhi have been announced. Just before this, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding 50 percent discount in Delhi Metro fares for students. The party gave this information on Friday.
This letter from AAP has been issued at a time when in a few hours the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to release its manifesto for the assembly elections in Delhi.
In his letter, Arvind Kejriwal has demanded to give 50% discount to students in Delhi Metro. He has written in his letter that both the Center and the Delhi government have a stake in Delhi Metro. In such a situation, both the Central and Delhi governments should bear the expenses arising from this. We are planning free bus travel for students in the bus.
Actually, Aam Aadmi Party founder Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to PM Modi. In his letter he has written, ‘I am writing this letter to draw your attention to an important matter related to the school and college students of Delhi. Students of Delhi largely depend on Metro to reach their school or college. To reduce the financial burden on students, I propose to provide 50% concessions to students in Delhi Metro.
Kejriwal further wrote in his letter, ‘Delhi Metro is a project of 50:50 cooperation between Delhi Government and Central Government. Therefore, Delhi Government and Central Government should bear half the expenditure on this. From our side, we are planning to make bus travel completely free for students. I sincerely hope that you will agree to this proposal.
Let us tell you that after this letter of Arvind Kejriwal, a period of rhetoric is about to begin in Delhi politics. Meanwhile, it is also believed that soon before the elections, Arvind Kejriwal may announce free bus travel for students.
