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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not be a part of the inauguration of a section of Delhi Metro's newly-built Magenta Line to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 December 2017, a government official said.
The official said that the Delhi government does not have any official intimation for the programme to be held in Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), however, said it has not sent out invites since the Uttar Pradesh government was organising the event.
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh criticised the Narendra Modi-led Central government for its "hatred" towards Arvind Kejriwal, terming the Delhi Chief Minister's exclusion from the inauguration of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line their "cheap mentality".
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also attend the event.
In 2015, when the Prime Minister had flagged off the Faridabad corridor, the Metro had sent out media invites in coordination with the Haryana government. An anonymous metro official said that this time no such invite has come.
Furthermore, the travel time Blue and Violet lines of the metro takes 52 minutes with interchange point at the Mandi House station.
Metro's new generation trains, which can run without drivers, will run on this section aided by the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling technology.
(With inputs from PTI, IANS)
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