It may be true the accusation of AAP that there is a conspiracy to disturb the second phase of the Odd-Even car rationing initiative. It is what every opposition do to destabilize the ruling government. The same kind of activities were carried out by AAP when they were not in power.
The important issue is whether Odd-Even has any value?
Kejariwalji, CM of Delhi has to think loud about the benefit of Odd-Even concept. People are suffering rather than getting any benefit and going through their worst time. In my case, it took half an hour extra for me to reach office on Monday due to heavy traffic on road.
What is going to happen in next 6 months if Odd-Even car rationing continue for next six months? Fifty percent people who have a car will go for another car as middle class people don’t find any option of travelling comfortably. This will increase the traffic and the situation will be worse after 6 months. This is what you are trying to do for Delhi and its people? After two years from now pollution will be worse than that of if Odd-Even has not be introduced.
As Delhi does not have proper and sufficient public transport system common man has to wait on road daily minimum 30 minutes to get a bus to his office and the same or more time in the evening to go back home. He has to run after the buses to board it as bus stops are crowded. If you are common man’s leader you, yourself can witness this in most of the bus stops near metro stations. What your Odd-Even is going to give people of Delhhi?... waiting on road for hours…. Mental suffering …. Extra expenses on additional car and EMI….. etc.
It is true that Odd-Even will increase taxi and auto business and for that also common man has to spend extra from his pocket. It will increase the business of car manufacturers or second hand car dealers, for this also common has to bear the burden as he wish to travel comfortablly to his office and back home.
What we require is not Odd-Even but a proper planning with long term vision for mass transport system for next 50 years so that people themselves will leave their private vehicle at home and travel in public transport. What you are doing is, experimenting with common man as he is a guinea pig for all the governments and political leaders. Congress did the same when they made BRT corridor without proper understanding of what is required in Delhi. They spend tax payer’s money and people on road suffered a lot spending long time in traffic jam. What you are doing now is an experiment on common man. This happens because nobody has vision and want to make hue and cry and thus to get attention by sending money paid by common man as tax.
So try to so something constructively for people than going after publicity stunts.