PM Modi's metro ride emphasizes on use of public transport

Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent out a message to the people across the country to use public transport more often by travelling in the Delhi Metro.

"Today the Prime Minister led by example. The world is discussing climate change and the Prime Minister is saying that Indian lifestyle is environmental friendly. He wants people to practice relying on public transport more, people should opt out using private vehicles, use cycles on some occasions. He is giving new ideas of how we can rekindle our life which is environment friendly. This emphasizes the need to use public transport more and that is a big message," Javadekar said.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Prime Minister Modi's actions show that he is connected to common people.

"Modi ji rose to the stature of Prime Minister but he started his life as a common man. He is always concerned with the feelings, requirements and other things associated with the common man. His style of politics is such that he is always concerned about the life of common man," he said.

Prime Minister Modi earlier in the day travelled from the Dhaula Kuan to the Dwarka Sector 21 on the Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro. He was accompanied by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.