Free Metro travel just poll gimmick, says E Sreedharan

‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan responded to Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s letter on Thursday and called the Delhi government’s proposal to make Metro rides free for women, an “election gimmick”.

“I am not opposing the Delhi government’s proposal to bear the cost of free travel for women, but only objecting to the concept of free travel on the Metro,” Sreedharan’s letter read.

It added, “Your government may compensate the DMRC for losses due to free travel for women, but successor governments may not.”