AAP Decries 'Collapse' of Delhi Bus Service as BJP Cites 600 New Buses

Overview

• AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj said commuters were waiting up to an hour and often could not board due to overcrowding.
• Bharadwaj pointed to sharp declines on routes serving East Delhi and Old Delhi, naming services such as 139, 164, 167, 188, 260, 270, 419 and 423.
• He attributed the problems to the April removal of cluster buses and questioned depot renovation plans that he argued maximized disruption.
• Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva countered that the government has added more than 600 buses in eight months and ordered 2,800 more for delivery by 2026.
• Sachdeva blamed the previous AAP administration for the shortages, while the parties’ claims were reported without independent operational data to verify system-wide conditions.