AAP Leader Lashes out Hardeep Puri over 'delaying' Scheme Providing Free Metro Travel to Women
AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj Wednesday lashed out at Union Minister for Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri over "delaying" a scheme proposed by the Delhi government to provide free rides to women passengers.
New Delhi, June 13 (PTI) AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj Wednesday lashed out at Union Minister for Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri over "delaying" a scheme proposed by the Delhi government to provide free rides to women passengers.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had on Wednesday sent a report on the scheme to the AAP government, seeking at least eight months' time to make necessary preparations, including seeking approval from the fare-fixation committee, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday.
"Now, Delaying this scheme In era of 'ease of doing business', Govt boasts about 'Digital India', a software update should not take even 2 weeks If DMRC cannot do it,let me know, I am a qualified software developer, I will do for free," Bharadwaj tweeted.
The DMRC had said that will later put into effect the long-term plan, which will involve changing the system software, tokens and cards.
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