No provision for Metro Ph-IV in Budget; stepmotherly treatment to Delhi: AAP govt

The AAP dispensation Saturday accused the Centre of meting out "stepmotherly treatment" to Delhi in the Budget, claiming that the Narendra Modi government has made "no provision" for the metro's Ph-IV project.

Addressing a press conference here, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said AAP MPs will raise this issue in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, in what could trigger a fresh tussle between the Centre and the Arvind Kejriwal-led government.

There was no immediate reaction from the Union government.

"Lot of noise was earlier made by the ministry (Housing and Urban Affairs) about the Delhi Metro Phase-IV project, but when we saw the Budget, it was a surprise for us. The Phase-IV work, which needed funds, has been neglected in it," Sisodia alleged.

The Delhi Metro has been given a grant of Rs 414.70 crore in the Budget 2019-20 as against Rs 50 crore in the last fiscal.

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal shared the details while presenting the Interim Budget in ...