Withhold metro fare hike: Kejriwal to Centre

September 30, 2017 19:22

The proposed fare hike of the Delhi Metro is "unacceptable", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Centre, demanding that the decision be withheld and reviewed.

In a letter to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Kejriwal today said the proposed hike, to be effected from October 10, would be in violation of the recommendations of the fare-fixation panel.

"The fare-fixation committee had recommended a gap of one year between two fare hikes. This recommendation is being completely violated because the proposed second hike in October, 2017 will take place even before six months since the previous fare hike," he said.

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