The Congress on Sunday hit out on the Aam Aadmi Social gathering’s (AAP’s) training mannequin, alleging the tall claims made by the federal government have been an eyewash and that variety of Class 12 graduates declined beneath the present regime, when in comparison with Sheila Dikshit’s tenure as Delhi chief minister.
Congress treasurer Ajay Maken. (HT Picture)
Congress treasurer Ajay Maken, addressing a press convention, additionally hit out on the AAP over rising air pollution ranges, citing a decline within the bus fleet and enhance in non-public autos as the important thing drivers behind it.
Citing authorities knowledge exhibiting 147,420 Class 12 graduates in 2013-14, Maken stated: “They speak very highly of their education model, but the data points otherwise. It was 123,522 students in 2014-15 and by 2019-2020, had dropped to 109,098. Post-Covid, it has increased again, only because more students shifted from private to government schools as they could not afford the high fees. Even then, in 2023-24, the figure was 146,885.”
The AAP accused the Congress of following the BJP’s line and alleged that each the events have been colluding to beat the AAP.
Attacking AAP on failing to rid the town rid of air air pollution, Maken, sharing a report by a non-profit physique, stated: “The report by PRS Legislative research referred to two studies from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) — one a 2018 study, which showed that in 2016, the contribution of the transport sector to Delhi’s PM2.5 was between 17 and 28%. They then referred to a 2021 draft report by TERI which never saw the light of the day as it was never published by the Delhi government. This draft report said 1,800 new vehicles were being added to Delhi’s roads every day and that the annual contribution from vehicles to Delhi’s PM2.5 was 47%. So one can see how much the contribution of the transport sector has gone up in a short period.”
Maken stated that based on DTC’s operational statistics guide of September 2024, buses have been ferrying 4.67 million passengers per day in 2012-13, which at present stands at 2.44 million. Additional, he stated that 64.15% of the present fleet was overage and is liable to catching fireplace.
“It is unfortunate that the Congress is parroting the same fabricated narratives scripted in the BJP’s headquarters. In Delhi, BJP and Congress are… having a moment, but the people of Delhi see through their game. Congress is fighting for its existence, while Arvind Kejriwal is fighting to save the country,” the AAP stated in an announcement.