This year 2820 DTC buses were removed from roads in 10 months, Congress attacked Delhi BJP government - Delhi public transport congress claims bjp is failing

Updated: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:15 (IST) State Congress President Devendra Yadav has expressed concern over Delhi’s public transport system. He said that people face a lot of problems due to lack of buses during festivals. The number of buses in the DTC fleet is decreasing due to which the benefits of the free travel scheme are not reaching women. He warned that if new electric buses do not arrive, the transport system will collapse. Devendra Yadav attacked BJP. State Bureau, New Delhi. State Congress President Devendra Yadav expressed concern over the public transport system in Delhi and said that BJP is failing to satisfy the basic needs of the people of Delhi by taking votes from the public. On Diwali and Chhath festivals, when people have a greater need for buses, they have to wait for hours. Yadav said that instead of increasing the number of buses in the DTC fleet is constantly decreasing. In the 10 months from January to October this year, 2287 DTC buses and 553 cluster buses, totaling 2820 buses, were removed. Delhiites are facing an acute shortage of buses. Remove Ad Only Read News People are facing many problems on remote routes including Laxmi Nagar, Geeta Colony, Patparganj, Mayur Vihar, ITO, Mudanka, Mangolpuri, Sultanpuri, Najafgarh, Badarpur, Dilshad Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase 3, Seemapuri, Narela. Some buses do not come even after waiting for hours. Yadav said the government is talking about the free travel scheme for women, but when there are no buses and four to five times the number of passengers in a bus, how many women will get the benefit of free travel? Yadav said if new electric buses are not introduced soon, Delhi’s public transport system will collapse completely.