On Chandigarh metro rail, Congress, BJP leaders on same page; MP Kirron Kher opposes

Chandigarh | Saturday | 16th February, 2019

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Sources said that BJP chief Sanjay Tandon in the meeting told that he was in a fix as “his sitting MP and former MP were divided” on the issue. Congress leader Bansal told the meeting that increasing traffic has to be dealt with and metro for the city will be underground. He said, “We can’t look at Chandigarh in isolation.”AdvertisingBJP leader Jain too spoke in favour of the metro. AdvertisingThe proposed metro project for Chandigarh was scrapped following issues of “non feasibility”. He told the members that Chandigarh’s traffic was increasing tremendously and there was a dire need to have a metro..