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Kejriwal’s exclusion from Magenta Line launch insult to Delhi: Sisodia

Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Monday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not invited to the inauguration…

Kejriwal’s exclusion from Magenta Line launch insult to Delhi: Sisodia

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (Photo: Facebook)

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.

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”.

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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