New Delhi: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia took a bus ride, on Tuesday, to get feedback from passengers about Delhi government’s proposed free ride for women in public transport. He said he did not find “even one citizen who opposed the idea.”
Mr Sisodia boarded a cluster bus, Route 623, at the ITO bus stand and asked female passengers their views on the Arvind Kejriwal government’s free-ride proposal. Most women said that they feel safe while commuting in public transport rather than in cabs
Anubhuti, a student of Maharaja Agrasen College, told the deputy chief minister that it was a “very good step” towards women’s safety in the national capital.
“I have to shell out Rs 1,000 every month on a bus pass. Public transport is better in terms of safety,” she said.
Another passenger, Gayatri, said she cannot afford commuting in Metro trains so she uses buses. “There will be free ride for women (in Metro). I will feel safer in Metro trains,” she said.
Mr Sisodia said he spoke to more than 50 women and several men in buses, seeking feedback on the proposal announced by Mr Kejriwal.
