Swaraj India demands roll back of Metro fare; blame BJP, AAP collusion

IANS  |  New Delhi 

Swaraj on Tuesday demanded the roll back of the rise in Metro fare and alleged collusion between BJP-led Central and the AAP-led state for the move.

Calling the rise in metro fare as anti-people and beyond reason, Swaraj said that the decision will have an adverse impact on the women, students, poor and middle class of who extensively use the metro for travelling within the city.

"If every decision of Metro Railway Corporation is jointly taken by BJP-led Centre and the AAP-led Government, then who is responsible for this fare hike? The same politicians who are looting the citizens of their hard-earned money are now pretending to fight for the public and shedding crocodile tears," said the party's chief national spokesperson Anupam.

He termed the decision to hike the fares as unfortunate and questioned the idea of increasing fare despite a hike a few months ago.

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First Published: Wed, October 11 2017. 00:16 IST