why diffrent laws for diffrent peoples??

why do we have separate rule for different people when the constitution promises equality for all. Buta Singh as chairman of the some commission can only be removed for corruption after procedures different from others is followed. Now the judiciary wants to have a different procedure. I think we have different procedures for some government officials. This is absolutely ridiculous. Nobody and I mean nobody including the President and the Prime Minister should be exempted from being prosecuted for corruption. The procedure adopted for everybody should be the same. I am surprised why this has not been challenged by somebody in a court of law.

I feel that the time has come that we make tough laws for corruption and implement it in a serious manner. It is corruption that making the life of an ordinary citizen hell. From the constable beat to the allocation of ministries are based on the amount of money that a person can make.

The judiciary should understand the provisions of the constitution more than anybody else. If the politicians have to disclose their assets, why can’t the judges? Why ask the judges to declare assets if nobody can see or use them. Clause 6 of the bill does not allow declaration of assets and liabilities to be made public or be questioned by any citizen, court or authority. What is the point of passing this bill. It is useless. Its a waste of time.

In fact, time has come to become very strict and immediately prosecute corrupt government officials. If corruption in government is eliminated, corruption everywhere will be eliminated. Parallel black money economy will disappear. Government corruption is the cause of all the woes of the citizens of this country.

The worst part is that the Congress tabled the bill. It seems that they took the judiciary’s approval before tabling the bill. Next time we want to change laws with respect to criminal behaviour, we will first check wilh the would be or past criminals whether it is acceptable to them. (just an example with no disrespect for the judiciary). It just shows that for the Congress it is business as usual. It is not serious about improving the governance or in bringing about transparency in all government transactions. Let me suggest here that whatever the government may do, the life of the people will not change as corruption intervenes and takes away all the benefits that the citizens of this country should get.

The laws for prosecution for corruption should be the same for everybody.

Is Your MP Underpaid? – they voted a huge hike for themselves

Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Bill to hike Members of Parliaments salaries despite a walkout by the Left , demanding a provision for an independent mechanism to fix the MPs salaries. The Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010, provides threefold hike in basic salaries of MPs from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 while doubling two of their key allowances, namely the daily allowance of members from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 and the constituency and the office expense allowance from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000. The bill also seeks to enhance pension of former members from Rs 8,000 to Rs 20,000 with effect from the constitution of present Lok Sabha on May 18, 2009.
Let us just have a look at the facilities that are currently given to the MPs. Leaving apart the “Kursi Ko Salam” facilities like people calling you Sir, people always being around to pick your stuff and government officials giving prompt response on any issues MPs are given a salary of Rs 16,000 per month, office expenses of Rs 20,000 and a constituency allowance of Rs 20,000. Apart from this they get interest free loan to buy car, they can have their petrol paid and make as many phone calls as possible. They get a rent free home with free furniture, electricity, water, gardeners and plants. There are also allowances to wash curtains and sofa covers. Back of the envelope calculations show that the present cost per MP to the government is Rs. 4 lakh per month and with the pay revision it will be around 5.25 lakhs per month.

Today, out of the 543 MPs in Lok Sabha, 315 are crorepatis. In case of Rajya Sabha the figure stands at 100 out of 219. The assets of average Lok Sabha MP have grown from Rs 1.86 crore in the last house to Rs 5.33 crore. That’s 200 percent more and as we all know not all the MPs are known to always declare all their assets. 70 percent of the MPs from Congress are crorepatis. The figure for BJP is 50. Statistics show that the average assets of 304 MPs who contested in 2004 and then again last year grew by 300 percent. But we can complain as we are the ones who vote them. In the last lok sabha elections 99.5 percent of candidates having assets below 10 lakhs lost the elections while 33 percent of candidates having assets above 5 crore won.
They real problem with hike is not about the money; it’s about the image that the MPs have. Interruptions and walkouts reduced the total session to only two-thirds of the scheduled time or 138 hours, which is less than 18 days of work in a session that ran for about 10 weeks. The criminal records of MPS are also no more a secret. The government has been calling upon the CEOs who fix their old salary but why are they not evolving a mechanism so that an independent committee decides on the salaries of the MPs. But none would have a problem if the government recommends an even higher salary but links bulk of those payments to their attendance in the Parliament and the extend of productive work in the session!