AAP accuses govt of ‘crippling’ transport system; BJP terms claim ‘misleading’

The AAP on Sunday accused the BJP government of crippling Delhi’s public transport system by arbitrarily removing 2,000 buses from the city’s roads without any alternative arrangements. However, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor called AAP’s claims “misleading”, saying that the bus routes in Delhi had been rationalised, operations were well-organised, and on May 2, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta would dedicate 400 new buses to the people of city.

AAP chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar accused the BJP of deliberately sabotaging Delhi’s once “world-class bus” network to benefit capitalist allies through corrupt tendering practices. Kakkar claimed that the abrupt withdrawal had led to long queues, overcrowded buses, and commuters suffering under peak summer heat.

She said the move was aimed at creating a crisis that would allow BJP’s favoured companies to profit from new contracts. Kakkar further alleged that the BJP’s decision was rooted in corruption, intending to pocket commissions through fresh tenders.

“The burden of the BJP’s corruption will ultimately fall on the shoulders of Delhi’s citizens,” she said. She asserted that under the AAP government, Delhi’s transport system had reached its highest efficiency with a fleet of 7,582 DTC and 1,650 electric buses. The sudden removal of buses, she said, was a betrayal of the BJP’s earlier promise not to dismantle any of Kejriwal’s public welfare schemes.

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