According to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, the of late increase in the metro fare was not beneficial enough.On October 10, DMRC effected the fare hike, leading to a rise of around Rs 10 for nearly every distance slab. This came barely five months of another hike of up to 100 percent.
After the first phase of the hike in May, the metro lost nearly 1.5 lakh passengers per day in June.
Kejriwal also asked what purpose the metro serves if people stop using it. Arvind Kejriwal, who along with his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had opposed the fare hike, had also said that many passengers have taken to other means of transport, leading to increased pollution and congestion on the city’s roads.
The Delhi Assembly even passed a resolution to oppose the fare increase by the Delhi Metro with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, alleging that it was a “conspiracy” to benefit private cab companies.
The Delhi government had opposed the fare hike and locked horns with the DMRC and central government over the matter.
