“The recent decision of Delhi government to extend free travel concession to ladies in Delhi metro has forced me to break this decision,” he said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 3 had announced women will soon get to travel free in metro and state-run buses. “If ladies are to be given free travel concession in Delhi metro, it would set an alarming precedence to all other metros in the country. He also warned, the aforementioned amount would keep on increasing as the metro network expands and with further fare hikes on the metro travel. Kejriwal on Wednesday announced special ‘pink tokens’ will be provided to allow women free travel on public transport.

Source: Hindustan Times June 14, 2019 13:51 UTC