Special buses had been arranged by the Delhi government to take lawmakers to Parliament in view of the odd-even restrictions. (AFP photo)
Delhi government on Tuesday decided to discontinue 'MP Special' bus service after receiving "poor response" from Parliamentarians over the last two days.
On Monday, the AAP government withdrew four out of six air-conditioned buses when only a few lawmakers had availed the service. On Tuesday too, a few Parliamentarians travelled in these buses to reach the House.
"Government has decided to discontinue 'MP Special' bus service as we were not getting a good response from them.
"If demand arises to introduce the service again, we will then come up with such buses to facilitate Parliamentarians," Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai said.
Delhi government had launched 'MP Special' bus service on Monday to ferry the lawmakers to Parliament in view of implementation of the Odd-Even scheme.
The 'MP Special' buses were to ply from 9 am to 11 am and 5:30 pm to 8 pm.
Transport Minister has already ruled out exempting MPs from the scheme but the AAP dispensation will work to address their issues through public conveyance.
On Monday, Mr Rai met Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari and discussed how MPs would reach Parliament.
After the meeting, the minister had said there were just four days left and by the time any change in the notification is effected, the scheme would end.