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MPs salary bill cleared
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010 |
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The Rajya Sabha cleared the bill raising the salaries of MP's to Rs. 50,000 a month frm Rs. 16,000. The constituency and office expenses allowance was dooubled to Rs. 40,000 a month. The bill was passed by the Lok sabha recently. CPIM members walked out of the hall protesting against this, reports The Hindu. |
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MPs' allowances hiked by Rs 10,000 per month
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Monday, August 23, 2010 |
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The Government on Monday agreed to further hike their monthly allowances by Rs 10,000.The Union Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to increase the office and constituency allowances of MPs by Rs 5000 each per month, reports The Indian Express. |
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Three statistics that our MPs must consider
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Sunday, August 22, 2010 |
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The pay hike of Members of Parliament are gathering anger.India's Economy has grown by 8.5 per cent in the last 5 years.The per capita income Indians stand at 2,795 Rs per month. The salary of MP's are being tripled. If Rs. 50,000 is an insult, as Lalu Prasad Yadav said, what would you call Rs. 2,795, an abomination? The trade union like activities of MPs create a huge divide between them and the people they represent, writes Gautam Chikermane in Hindustan Times. |
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Pay hike to cost the country Rs 60 lakh for each MP, per year
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Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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The MP's of India are dissatisfied by their pay hike. The Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal stalled proceedings in the Lok Sabha on August 20. MPs argue that their present salary is lower than that of a secretary level government employee, reports Times Now. |
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MPs not satisfied with three fold salary hike, and increase in perks
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Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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The MPs of the country are not satisfied with the three-fold salary hike.After the union cabinet approved the hike, MPs other than those from the Congress, BJP and the demanded a salary not less than that of a secretary to the government of India, which is Rs. 80,000 a month. Many commented that such demands were not justified, reports Hindustan Times. |
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Beyond the blame game: Need for well meaning and educated Indians to enter electoral process
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Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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India's achievements in the first decade of the 21st century leaves a warm after-glow. However, many Indians are prone to playing the blame game. Politicians, bureaucrats, corporate biggies and acedemics including others are good at the blame game. The media targets people who can't hit back.Instead of blaming others and system, all well-meaning citizens should become a part of the electoral politics, writes Jaimini Bhagwati in Business Standard.
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Why our MPs deserve more
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Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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People look at the five fold salary hike of MPs with cynicism. They find it unjust that MPs are placing themselves over the civil service. But, if you look at it objectively, you will find that the decision makes sense. An MP has several expenses, which many meet from their own pockets. Low salaries would only lead to more incentives for corruption. If we want to attract better talent to politics, we should pay them accordingly, writes Coomi Kapoor in The Indian Express. |
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Be law makers again: Serious intent behind private members' bill
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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The primary role of the MP's is to legislate, though it is much forgotten by the Voters. Yet, Government exclusively draft new laws and pass them in the parliament. Any MP can introduce bills in the parliament as private members' bills, but it is bound to fail. Yet, many MP's do so for various reasons, including to prove their competence in coming up with the right solutions.MP's can do much to change the impression that they don't work once they get elected, writes C.V Madhukar in The Indian Express.
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UK: Indian origin mayor says politics without power is a waste
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Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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Neeraj Patel is the first Kannadiga to become a mayor in the UK. He is a doctor who was born in a politically active family and bred in a small town."Winning an election is like winning a war. And every thing is fair in this love and war. Politics is war without bloodshed and politics without power is a waste of time." , said he, reports Daily News And Analysis. |
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Politics of mediocrity: The art of pulling down the hero
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Saturday, August 07, 2010 |
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Shekhar Gupta wrote in his piece "The power to one", that a hero will be a person with no past and no greed for the future. He cited the cases of TN Seshan and JM Lyngdoh as election commissioners. However, their past records were not that good. They used their powers creatively. Manmohan Singh is a man without a past and no greed for the future. He is not able to work the way he would like to, writes K Subrahmanyam in The Indian Express.
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