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Returning from a month-long holiday in the US, I was immediately struck by the urgency of the pollution crisis as I landed in Delhi, past midnight this week.
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Monday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not invited to the inauguration of Delhi Metro’s new Magenta Line, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi feared that Kejriwal might publicly demand for a roll-back of fare-hike.
The Deputy Chief Minister further said that people of Delhi have been insulted by not inviting Arvind Kejriwal to the event.
दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री को दिल्ली मेट्रो के उद्घाटन में ना बुलाना दिल्ली का जनता का अपमान है।
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ना बुलाने की केवल एक ही वजह है – इन्हें डर था कि कहीं केजरीवाल प्रधानमंत्री जी से जनता के लिए मेट्रो किराए कम करने की मांग ना कर दें।
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) December 25, 2017
Kejriwal got support from Congress National Spokesperson Sanjay Jha, who took to Twitter to share his statement. He said that not inviting Delhi CM for the Delhi Metro event was a “crude, crass political behaviour by a coarse BJP”.
Crude, crass political behaviour by a coarse #BJP in not inviting @ArvindKejriwal for the Delhi Metro event. This is pettiness with a capital P.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) December 25, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the new 12.64 km section of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line and along with Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a ride in the train.
Also read: All you need to know about Delhi Metro’s new Magenta Line
Delhi Metro Magenta Line’s first phase will cover 12.64 km and will connect nine stations, namely: Botanical Garden, Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Kalindi Kunj, Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh, Okhla Vihar, Jamia Milia Islamia, Sukhdev Vihar, Okhla NSIC and Kalkaji Mandir.
The train will reduce the travel time from 52 minutes to 19 minutes and will also bring down the cost of the journey from Rs 50 to Rs 30.
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