Overview

• AAP accuses the BJP of abruptly removing 2,000 buses from Delhi’s roads, leading to overcrowding, hour-long waits, and commuter hardships in extreme heat.
• BJP counters that the bus removal was necessary due to aging fleets exceeding their legal fitness lifespan, a situation they attribute to AAP’s inaction on procurement.
• BJP plans to address the shortfall by introducing 400 new buses on May 2 and credits federal FAME scheme support for providing 1,700 electric buses.
• AAP alleges the BJP is sabotaging the city’s public transport system to benefit capitalist allies through corrupt tender practices.
• The dispute highlights broader tensions over transport policy, with both parties framing the bus network’s management as a measure of governance effectiveness.