Modi, L-G creating hurdles for govt: Arvind Kejriwal

A day after the AAP government’s ambitious premium bus service scheme was halted by lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the L-G on Thursday, accusing them of creating “hurdles” for the Delhi government.

The attack came after the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government launched a probe into an app-based premium bus service on the complaint of BJP legislator and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, who alleged that the AAP government wanted to launch the scheme to benefit a Gurgaon-based private bus aggregator.

The scheme was red-flagged by Mr Jung on the ground that his approval was not taken before its launch. “L-G n Modi govt aggressively start creating hurdles in Del govt, almost in every file. Modiji bhi L-G ke kandhe par rakh kar bandhukh chalate hain,” Mr Kejriwal said in a tweet.

The premium bus service was scheduled to be launched on Wednesday with registration of buses under the scheme through which people can book their seats on the lines of app-based cab aggregators in the national capital.

A senior Delhi government official alleged that a conspiracy is being “hatc-hed” to delay the scheme.