Arvind Kejriwal looking to blame BJP if odd-even car scheme fails: Shrikant Sharma

NEW DELHI: With the AAP government continuing its tirade against Narendra Modi-led government, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday expressed fears that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is looking to blame the Centre if the oddeven car formula fails.

“Given the lack of preparation by the Delhi government, odd-even car scheme appears bound towards failure and it is with this reason that Arvind Kejriwal has begun preparing ground to blame the Central government for it,” BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma said.

“We want pollution-free Delhi and wish Delhi government works towards it. Unfortunately Kejriwal’s intentions are negative. Kejriwal is acting with a purpose to take the credit in case the scheme works out but blame the Central government in case of failure,” he said.

BJP’s loud vent of this apprehension has come on the eve of the rollout of road rationing scheme when it realised that Delhi CM had again blamed the Centre for DANICS officers going on mass leave following the suspension of two officers by the Aam Aadmi Party government.

While the trial run to assess coordination among enforcement agencies involved the scheme was conducted at several places in the city on Thursday, many DANICS officers, including those from state transport department, who will be part of the implementation process went on protest.

Expressing solidarity with the Delhi government in fight against pollution, the Union home ministry has made a carpooling arrangement for bureaucrats. Based on the odd or even dates, officers living close to each other have been identified and they will be allotted common vehicle to come to their North Block office.