Opposing the AAP government’s proposed free travel scheme for women in the Delhi Metro trains, its former chief E. Sreedharan has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to agree to the proposal as it would set “alarming precedence”. 

He said the “disease” will spread fast to all other metros in the country, making them dependent on the state government for subsidies. 

In a letter to the prime minister, Sreedharan, popularly called ‘Metro Man’, said if the Delhi government is “so keen” to help women commuters, it can pay the cost of their travel directly to them rather than making travel free on metro trains. 

The proposed move will push the Delhi Metro into “inefficiency and bankruptcy”, he said. 

Reacting to Sreedharan’s letter, the ruling AAP said although it disagrees with it, however, they welcomes his viewpoint on the issue, saying that metro will not suffer any losses due to the proposed scheme.