AAP fumes over no invitation to Kejriwal for Magenta line metro

December 25, 2017 18:03

The move to not invite Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the inauguration ceremony of the new Magenta line of the Delhi metro has not gone down well with the Aam Aadmi Party. The party has asked for a refund of the 50 per cent amount it reportedly paid for the construction of the new metro line.

Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the new metro line connecting Botanical Garden in Noida to Kalkaji Mandir in south Delhi.

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday lashed out at the central government for snubbing Kejriwal, saying this depicts the personal enmity of the central government with the Delhi CM.

He further pointed that a similar situation had occurred during the inauguration of the Faridabad corridor of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

Hitting out at PM Modi, Singh said that the move clearly showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader hates Kejriwal and doesnt like to be seen around with him.

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also took to Twitter to hit out at the Modi government over the issue. He alleged that Kejriwal was not invited because he would have asked PM Modi to lower the metro fare in front of people.

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