Odd-Even: Govt to Run 6 Special Buses to Ferry MPs to Parliament

Odd-even phase 2 (Photo: iStockphoto)

With the second half of the Budget of Parliament beginning on Monday, the Delhi government on Sunday said it will run six special buses to ferry MPs and appealed to the lawmakers to follow the odd-even rule. 

I have appealed to all MPs to follow the odd-even rule. In order to facilitate the lawmakers, we have decided to run six ‘MP Special’ buses to ferry them to Parliament. 

Gopal Rai, Delhi Transport Minister 

Rai said he also talked to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan over telephone and sought details from her on the MPs attending Parliament.

I have apprised her (Mahajan) of the Delhi government’s decision to run six special buses for MPs and if required, we will run more buses. 

The Delhi Transport Corporation will operate two ‘MP Special’ buses each from North Block and South Block, and one each from Akhbar Road and Ashoka Road, he said. 

If MPs do not prefer to travel by buses, they have the option to carpool. They should contribute to make Delhi a pollution-free city. 

Members of Parliament have not been given exemption under the odd-even scheme, the second phase of which started on April 15 and will end on April 30. The violation of the car-rationing scheme attracts a penalty of Rs 2,000. 

President, Prime Minister, Vice-President, union ministers Chief Justice of India, judges of high courts, women among others are exempted under it.