Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Sunday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V Ok Saxena in search of the re-appointment of bus marshals, including {that a} proposal signed by all AAP ministers on this regard was despatched to him on November 13.
The bus marshals have performed a crucial position in making town’s public transport safer for ladies, Atishi said. “Earlier than the marshals had been deployed, daily was a wrestle for ladies travelling by buses. Many feared for his or her security, and many ladies had been harassed or molested. The presence of over 10,000 marshals in buses modified that,” the letter learn.
The L-G’s workplace didn’t reply to requests for a touch upon the matter.
The CM additionally reiterated that bus marshals had been faraway from providers on October 31, 2023, as a part of a “conspiracy”. Bureaucrats had been working on the behest of the Centre to undermine the security measures, and that they had been promoted as a substitute of being punished, she alleged.
The re-appointment proposal, handed unanimously by Delhi ministers on November 12, seeks to carry the marshals again to their essential roles on buses to strengthen the safety of ladies, the letter mentioned. “By eradicating these marshals, not solely did you’re taking away their livelihoods, however you additionally weakened the defend of ladies’s security,” it mentioned, including that the choice has eroded the boldness girls had gained in public transport.
The destiny of the ten,000 marshals and the way forward for girls’s security in Delhi now hinge on the L-G’s well timed approval of the proposal, Atishi mentioned.
