Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Political Drama of our Democracy.

Political Drama - Scene -1 at the Centre.  

The Prince shares the burden of the poor... how?


Political drama - Scene -2 at the State

"Karunaa"Nidhi Fasting



First time in the world history fasting only 4 hours and that too with an AC …….
Fasting starts after breakfast and ending before lunch.



Scene -3 Democracy in bloom ... for whom? 

Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)


Monthly Salary  : 12,000

Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000

Office expenditure per month : 14,000

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 ( eg.For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km)

Daily DA TA during parliament meets : 500/day

Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free (For any number of times)
(All over India )

Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A .)

Rent for MP hostel at
Delhi : Free

Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units

Local phone call charge : Free up to 1 ,70,000 calls.

TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year : 32,00,000 [ i.e. 2.66 lakh/month]

TOTAL expense for 5 years : 1,60,00,000

For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years :
8,54,40,00,000 (nearly 855 crores)

AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES..... 

 

The Reality scene !!
855 crores could make their life livable !
 

This is the great democracy we have........



1 comment:

surya said...

Namastay,

Many are good at teaching lessons or pointing out mistakes...how many follow?

I voted for LokSatta, a party under leadership of a former IAS, and that canvassed in elections without spending money at all, particularly in my constituency. When I said that I voted for it to my friends, they laughed at it. Because they think "good party" will never come to power so why waste our vote is what their argument is. How funny. We are asked to give our openion irrepective whether it got backing of majority or not.

People of our country cry foul when they got cyclones, floods, and give expressions to cameras as if we are looting their money and enjoying....but when the elections come, these same people sell their votes or vote for one who belongs to their community. I have no pity for them, not even to myself if I did vote for wrong party.

Let the MPs who spent a lot enjoy the return, though they will get their own bad karma repaid.

It is said:

Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshitah
Dharma Bhakshathi Bakshitah.

Sincerely,
NVS Prakasam.