AAP protests rail fare hike:
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expressed shock over the steep hike in passenger fares and freight charges, announced by the Railways Ministry on Friday. Rajeev Godara, chief spokesperson for the AAP in Haryana, said it was the second hike in eight months and the steepest in the recent past.
“The Railways, which ferry 25 million people every day, is the lifeline of the country and the principal mode of conveyance for the aam aadmi. The common man of the country feels cheated as the BJP had promised to bring down inflation. While burdening the common man with the hike, the NDA government did not take into account the fact that the average passenger is poor,” Godara said.
The leader said what worried the party more was the fact that the 6.5 per cent hike in freight charges would further push the prices of essential commodities.
“It is baffling that the government did not even wait for the rail budget,” Godara said.
Also, the DERC (Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission) had indicated that the electricity tariff was likely to go up from August. AAP was of the firm view that the average electricity consumer was being over charged by the discoms, he added.
The discom audit ordered by the AAP government would have exposed the irregularities by the discoms and the tariff would have automatically come down. The party will oppose any proposal of electricity tariff hike in Delhi, he said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expressed shock over the steep hike in passenger fares and freight charges, announced by the Railways Ministry on Friday. Rajeev Godara, chief spokesperson for the AAP in Haryana, said it was the second hike in eight months and the steepest in the recent past.
“The Railways, which ferry 25 million people every day, is the lifeline of the country and the principal mode of conveyance for the aam aadmi. The common man of the country feels cheated as the BJP had promised to bring down inflation. While burdening the common man with the hike, the NDA government did not take into account the fact that the average passenger is poor,” Godara said.
The leader said what worried the party more was the fact that the 6.5 per cent hike in freight charges would further push the prices of essential commodities.
“It is baffling that the government did not even wait for the rail budget,” Godara said.
Also, the DERC (Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission) had indicated that the electricity tariff was likely to go up from August. AAP was of the firm view that the average electricity consumer was being over charged by the discoms, he added.
The discom audit ordered by the AAP government would have exposed the irregularities by the discoms and the tariff would have automatically come down. The party will oppose any proposal of electricity tariff hike in Delhi, he said.
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