Modi rides Magenta Metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a ride today on Delhi Metro’s new Magenta Line, which connects the capital with neighbouring Noida for the first time. PM Modi flagged off the new metro, decked with marigold flowers, from Noida and travelled to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary station with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, was however, not invited. Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party accusing the centre of excluding Mr Kejriwal over “cheap politics”. The 12.6-km section of the Magenta Line opened today connects south Delhi’s Kalkaji and Noida’s Botanical Garden.
Arvind Kejriwal “did not comment on the issue.I wish you a Merry Christmas. No discussion on politics…,” he told reporters.
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh accused theBJP regime of hatred towards Arvind Kejriwal.. This is the third Metro launch that Mr Kejriwal has not been invited to since 2015; PM Modi did the honours all three times.
