Delhi Water Minister Atishi
Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and cabinet minister Atishi wrote to Delhi LG VK Saxena regarding reinstatement of bus marshals. While talking about the importance of reinstatement of bus marshals in his letter, Atishi said that the bus marshal scheme has provided security to women and children in Delhi buses for 8 years.
On the other hand, Atishi, in his letter, said that the sudden stoppage of the marshals’ pay and abolition of their duties has not only deprived them of their livelihood but also affected the safety of passengers and appealed to the LG, asking that the CDV be issued immediately for reinstatement. should be taken
What did the letter say?
Atishi, in his letter, said that the Aadmi Party had launched a plan to install bus marshals in Delhi buses in 2015, with the aim of ensuring the safety of women and children in buses. He further said that for the last 8 years this bus marshal has been performing his duty with full responsibility. Atishi said that due to the pink bus ticket scheme, the number of women in Delhi buses has increased due to which the need for bus marshals has also increased.
Explained the importance of bus marshals
Atishi said that on one hand this scheme was running well for the last 8 years, on the other hand now LG sir, you have stopped their salary, they are not being called for duty, we were told that the reason was because the bus had CCTV cameras installed. Due to which women are safe.
In response to which Atishi said, why is a bus marshal living in a bus with a weapon compared to CCTV and alarms? He said, women safety has always been the most important issue of the Kejriwal government and we ask you to reinstate the bus marshal. Atishi finally said in his letter, “Investigate the matter and take a decision on the reinstatement of the marshal.”
