– Kejriwal should inform how much money he has wasted on advertisements of Odd-Even- Goel;
New Delhi, 13th November, 2019: Holding Kejriwal government responsible for pollution in Delhi and on failure of Odd-Even, MP and former BJP Delhi President, Vijay Goel, will stand at ITO red light tomorrow holding placards of “na Diwali na parali, fir kyun hai dilli kaali”; “Odd-Even hai fail,, croreon kharch karne par Kejriwal ko bhejo jail”. Air quality at ITO today was hazardous at 400.
Goel said that the purpose of this is to highlight the failure of Odd-Even. He demanded that Kejriwal should inform the public about how much money he has wasted on advertisement of Odd-Even.
Goel questioned that now even stubble is not being burnt nor is Diwali being celebrated, what is the reason of pollution in Delhi now? Despite Odd-Even, Delhi has become a gas chamber. Whom will Kejriwal blame now?
Goel said that Odd-Even is just a joke for Kejriwal government. Even Supreme Court appointed EPCA has questioned the intent of Odd-Even stating that what is its purpose if more than 70% of vehicles have been exempted from it? Goel said that EPCA’s chairperson Bhurelal Ji and member Sunita Narain have been repeatedly emphasising on increasing public transportation in Delhi but Kejriwal government miserably failed to take any step in this direction in last five years.
Highlighting the grave situation in Delhi, Goel told that Praja foundation has recently released a white paper and according to it, Delhi has had only four “good” air days in last five years. Average air quality of Delhi in last four years has been in “very poor” category. Approximately, 10000 people lost their lives because of respiratory disorders in Delhi itself.
Goel told that since 4th November, more than 3000 people have been challaned for violating Odd-Even. This is the biggest example of failure of the scheme and how much inconvenience it has been causing to tehse people. Neither did Kejriwal government spread awareness about the scheme beforehand nor did it take any steps to improve public transport infrastructure. It also hindered the implementation of Metro Phase IV and did not let Central government work either.
Goel questioned that Delhi has had bad air quality throughout the year. Why is that Kejriwal did not do carpooling then or Sisodia Ji rode a bicycle to work? Was this just a gimmick for one day?
