Will Answer All Queries On 'Red Light On, Car Off' Plan: Delhi Minister
NDTV
Earlier in the day, Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena returned the file to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to reconsider the campaign.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said the Delhi government will answer all questions raised by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on the "Red Light On, Gaadi Off" campaign and resubmit the file for his approval.
Earlier in the day, Mr Saxena returned the file to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to reconsider the campaign. He questioned the effectiveness of such an "ad-hoc" measure as the national capital reels under high air pollution.
Addressing a press conference, Mr Rai said, "We will give written answers to all queries raised by the LG and resubmit the file (for approval)... We hope that he will make a positive decision on the issue soon." Mr Rai accused Saxena of doing politics over an issue concerning the lives of residents of Delhi.
"The LG has returned the file, saying the Delhi government did not get a study conducted to ascertain the impact of the campaign over the last two years. We conducted the campaign in 2020 and 2021 after carefully studying all available information," he said.
