Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Tuesday claimed to expose yet another scam worth crores of rupees in the Transport Department of Delhi government. Bidhuri sought a CBI probe to reveal how huge amounts of money has been distributed among the AAP leaders. He alleged approximately Rs 500 crores have been looted from taxi and bus operators in the name of women’s safety, while no call centre has yet been established by the department. Terming Bidhuri’s claim as totally baseless, the AAP government said the safety and security of the passengers have always been the utmost priority for the Delhi government.
At a Press conference Bidhuri alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal government got installed plastic panic button of no utility costing only Rs five, but crores of rupees were collected in the name of these buttons. He said that Delhi and the entire country have been made fools in the name of panic buttons. “Arvind Kejriwal kept making tall claims that Delhi is the only state where women’s safety is of great concern, but now the truth has come out because no information about any danger reaches anyone when a woman presses the panic button. The entire call centre system has turned out to be a fraud. The reason behind this is that the Transport Department has not established any call centre to date. If a woman is in any emergency and presses this button, no information is conveyed, and she does not receive any help in any way. The name of the panic button is merely a forced collection that the Delhi government has been carrying out,” Bidhuri said and exhibited a demo of the panic buttons installed in two taxis. Bidhuri said that a CBI investigation should be conducted into this entire matter because in such a massive scam, the government of the Aam Aadmi Party is fully involved. Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said two months back, BJP had proved with evidence that how Kejriwal government through an NGO has been doing a scam in the name of fitness of auto rickshaws and other commercial vehicles. Rejecting Bidhuri’s claim, the AAP government said these panic buttons, when pressed by passengers, immediately trigger an automated alarm that is received at the command control centres located at Shastri Park and Kashmere Gate, respectively. “Dedicated centre, under DIMTS at Shastri Park tracks Autos, Taxies and other public service vehicles fitted with AIS 140 Vehicle Location tracking devices and appropriate action is taking on any alerts received from the panic button. The team also work in providing the required information to the Delhi police too,” it said.