Lok Sabha member from New Delhi and BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi alleged on Friday that by approving the app-based premium bus service in the national capital, the Delhi government ruled by the Aa
Lok Sabha member from New Delhi and BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi alleged on Friday that by approving the app-based premium bus service in the national capital, the Delhi government ruled by the Aam Aadmi Party had violated many mandatory legal provisions and had deliberately chosen not to consult the law and finance department due to its corrupt practices and malafide intentions.
Continuing to draw parallels between the AAP government led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and medieval ruler Muhammad bin Tughlaq, Ms Lekhi claimed the latest revelation shows another incidence of “Tughlaqi Darbar of Topi Sarkar.”
Ms Lekhi said it is shocking that lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung has not approved of the scheme till now, but the Kejriwal government issued a notification on May 20, saying the L-G had approved the service. This by itself is a criminal offence, she added.
According to Ms Lekhi, the Delhi government violated the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 while trying to rush through approvals for the service.
“The Delhi government has tried to rush through the scheme invoking emergency provisions under clause (n) of sub-section (3) of Section 66 of Motor Vehicle Act 1988, which allows such a bus service for a short duration under extraordinary circumstances such as strike by normal operators or a national calamity. In the present case, the Kejriwal government has brought it for an indefinite period.”
Ms Lekhi alleged that it appears that the note on the Delhi government’s proposed premium app bus service was prepared by some individual corporate aggregator “as it has come to our knowledge that during the meeting called by the Delhi government on this issue, all but one aggregators opposed the scheme citing the Motor Vehicle Act 1988. To top it all, the right to determine fares has been relinquished to the operator.
