the expenditure of politicians

Some how the public are also responsible for it. As we elect those politician in vote.

You are right. We are also responsible in one way or the other. But that's not all. There are many places where the people are bullied and made to vote in some person's itnerst. What can the poor people do at such times?

Their perks are enough to take care of a whole community with free electricity,free calls,free internet usage,free cooking gas,free house,free travel and of course everything else there for grabbing and looting - In India Politician is the king and he can get away with anything ...

According to Anna Hazare, the politicians are the servants - the sevakas and the common man is the king. But in India it's the other way round. Really we don't deserve this freedom. Mr. Churchill was right in saying that Indians don't deserve freedom so soon.

Well before Anna, Ambedkar himself said politicians are the custodians of democracy appointed by the people. The final say is that of people's.

Their luxury lifestyle are maintained from our money only.Their luxury lifestyle are very effected to normal and poor people.

Their perks are enough to take care of a whole community with free electricity,free calls,free internet usage,free cooking gas,free house,free travel and of course everything else there for grabbing and looting - In India Politician is the king and he can get away with anything ...

According to Anna Hazare, the politicians are the servants - the sevakas and the common man is the king. But in India it's the other way round. Really we don't deserve this freedom. Mr. Churchill was right in saying that Indians don't deserve freedom so soon.

Well before Anna, Ambedkar himself said politicians are the custodians of democracy appointed by the people. The final say is that of people's.

Yes, but there is no such mentality in our society. The people are the last in the line of order. The common man has been suffering since ages and his position will hardly change.

Their perks are enough to take care of a whole community with free electricity,free calls,free internet usage,free cooking gas,free house,free travel and of course everything else there for grabbing and looting - In India Politician is the king and he can get away with anything ...

According to Anna Hazare, the politicians are the servants - the sevakas and the common man is the king. But in India it's the other way round. Really we don't deserve this freedom. Mr. Churchill was right in saying that Indians don't deserve freedom so soon.

Well before Anna, Ambedkar himself said politicians are the custodians of democracy appointed by the people. The final say is that of people's.

I am sure our politicians would say - We are people too, so whats wrong in looking after our interests ? The only bills that gets passed super fast are the ones related to MPs MLAs and Ministers, especially their pay hikes and perks which has been happening every other year now. The excuse given is that by giving them more facilities corruption can be brought down !!! :dry:

Their perks are enough to take care of a whole community with free electricity,free calls,free internet usage,free cooking gas,free house,free travel and of course everything else there for grabbing and looting - In India Politician is the king and he can get away with anything ...

According to Anna Hazare, the politicians are the servants - the sevakas and the common man is the king. But in India it's the other way round. Really we don't deserve this freedom. Mr. Churchill was right in saying that Indians don't deserve freedom so soon.

Well before Anna, Ambedkar himself said politicians are the custodians of democracy appointed by the people. The final say is that of people's.

I am sure our politicians would say - We are people too, so whats wrong in looking after our interests ? The only bills that gets passed super fast are the ones related to MPs MLAs and Ministers, especially their pay hikes and perks which has been happening every other year now. The excuse given is that by giving them more facilities corruption can be brought down !!! :dry:

And as you spoke about the bills being passed, I don't think the Lokpal Bill will so eaiily be passed. That will spell danger for almost all the parties and all the politicians. That is why it is pending since the last 45 or so years.

It is said that every law has some gap, so by passing any bill this will not ended. We should be moral first.

It is said that every law has some gap, so by passing any bill this will not ended. We should be moral first.

Gap between each law being made? Well, I didn't know that. It might be in the constitution that there should be a gap between any two laws being made. How many bills can be passed as laws in one year?

40% of income is spent on their standard of living and comforts, besides they get pension. are they rendering service or taking service from nation?

You are right they are taking services from nation but they are not giving their service to nation.

40% of income is spent on their standard of living and comforts, besides they get pension. are they rendering service or taking service from nation?

You are right they are taking services from nation but they are not giving their service to nation.

Forget talking about giving, mate. They are taking as much as they can take. Though it will not be right to put all of them under one roof, most of them are there.

The politicians as such do not get anything from government. There is salary and some allowances to members of parliament and state assemblies. In the capacity of legislators they are considered public servants. They have to entertain good number of visitors and travel also for performing their functions. We need not object to their salary, perks and other facilities. What we need to bother is their indulgence in corruption and irregularities.

The politicians as such do not get anything from government. There is salary and some allowances to members of parliament and state assemblies. In the capacity of legislators they are considered public servants. They have to entertain good number of visitors and travel also for performing their functions. We need not object to their salary, perks and other facilities. What we need to bother is their indulgence in corruption and irregularities.

Compared to a salaried person , what they get is more than enough to lead a very comfortable life style....They get free housing or rent to the tune of Rs 25,000 for a MLA and Rs 45,000/ for a MP and 1 lakh plus for a minister.I am talking about my state and the central ministers get much more than that.They get free unlimited usage of electricity , water and telephone and 4 cylinders of cooking gas per month.They also get 750 liters of free fuel every month and a vehicle ( car or a jeep) with driver.Besides this they get their salary of Rs 25,000 per month ( ministers ) and Rs 18,000 ( MLAs) and free air travel or first class train travel to their home constituency 4 times a month.... is there any need to take bribes after all these benefits? just shows the kind of greed they have

This was in 2011 and they are already asking for a hike this year :dry:

The politicians as such do not get anything from government. There is salary and some allowances to members of parliament and state assemblies. In the capacity of legislators they are considered public servants. They have to entertain good number of visitors and travel also for performing their functions. We need not object to their salary, perks and other facilities. What we need to bother is their indulgence in corruption and irregularities.

Compared to a salaried person , what they get is more than enough to lead a very comfortable life style....They get free housing or rent to the tune of Rs 25,000 for a MLA and Rs 45,000/ for a MP and 1 lakh plus for a minister.I am talking about my state and the central ministers get much more than that.They get free unlimited usage of electricity , water and telephone and 4 cylinders of cooking gas per month.They also get 750 liters of free fuel every month and a vehicle ( car or a jeep) with driver.Besides this they get their salary of Rs 25,000 per month ( ministers ) and Rs 18,000 ( MLAs) and free air travel or first class train travel to their home constituency 4 times a month.... is there any need to take bribes after all these benefits? just shows the kind of greed they have

This was in 2011 and they are already asking for a hike this year :dry:

That is quite a lot of everything to them. But where did you get all the info from? Is it published so that the common man should know it - transparency.

The politicians as such do not get anything from government. There is salary and some allowances to members of parliament and state assemblies. In the capacity of legislators they are considered public servants. They have to entertain good number of visitors and travel also for performing their functions. We need not object to their salary, perks and other facilities. What we need to bother is their indulgence in corruption and irregularities.

Compared to a salaried person , what they get is more than enough to lead a very comfortable life style....They get free housing or rent to the tune of Rs 25,000 for a MLA and Rs 45,000/ for a MP and 1 lakh plus for a minister.I am talking about my state and the central ministers get much more than that.They get free unlimited usage of electricity , water and telephone and 4 cylinders of cooking gas per month.They also get 750 liters of free fuel every month and a vehicle ( car or a jeep) with driver.Besides this they get their salary of Rs 25,000 per month ( ministers ) and Rs 18,000 ( MLAs) and free air travel or first class train travel to their home constituency 4 times a month.... is there any need to take bribes after all these benefits? just shows the kind of greed they have

This was in 2011 and they are already asking for a hike this year :dry:

That is quite a lot of everything to them. But where did you get all the info from? Is it published so that the common man should know it - transparency.

I read it in the local newspapers when they had the last pay hike and have kept the cutting for referenece...they now want a 150% hike in their pay, can you believe it ?

The perks and luxuries politician get is quiet sufficient for them to survive and in addition to that they get a reasonable salary. However if we estimate their total salary including deduction of taxes the amount is still more then expected..

The politicians as such do not get anything from government. There is salary and some allowances to members of parliament and state assemblies. In the capacity of legislators they are considered public servants. They have to entertain good number of visitors and travel also for performing their functions. We need not object to their salary, perks and other facilities. What we need to bother is their indulgence in corruption and irregularities.

Compared to a salaried person , what they get is more than enough to lead a very comfortable life style....They get free housing or rent to the tune of Rs 25,000 for a MLA and Rs 45,000/ for a MP and 1 lakh plus for a minister.I am talking about my state and the central ministers get much more than that.They get free unlimited usage of electricity , water and telephone and 4 cylinders of cooking gas per month.They also get 750 liters of free fuel every month and a vehicle ( car or a jeep) with driver.Besides this they get their salary of Rs 25,000 per month ( ministers ) and Rs 18,000 ( MLAs) and free air travel or first class train travel to their home constituency 4 times a month.... is there any need to take bribes after all these benefits? just shows the kind of greed they have

This was in 2011 and they are already asking for a hike this year :dry:

That is quite a lot of everything to them. But where did you get all the info from? Is it published so that the common man should know it - transparency.

I read it in the local newspapers when they had the last pay hike and have kept the cutting for referenece...they now want a 150% hike in their pay, can you believe it ?

150% hike in one go? That’s really shameful. The reason? Well, it is these people who talk of eradicating the poverty and are asking for such hefty hikes.

The politicians as such do not get anything from government. There is salary and some allowances to members of parliament and state assemblies. In the capacity of legislators they are considered public servants. They have to entertain good number of visitors and travel also for performing their functions. We need not object to their salary, perks and other facilities. What we need to bother is their indulgence in corruption and irregularities.

Compared to a salaried person , what they get is more than enough to lead a very comfortable life style....They get free housing or rent to the tune of Rs 25,000 for a MLA and Rs 45,000/ for a MP and 1 lakh plus for a minister.I am talking about my state and the central ministers get much more than that.They get free unlimited usage of electricity , water and telephone and 4 cylinders of cooking gas per month.They also get 750 liters of free fuel every month and a vehicle ( car or a jeep) with driver.Besides this they get their salary of Rs 25,000 per month ( ministers ) and Rs 18,000 ( MLAs) and free air travel or first class train travel to their home constituency 4 times a month.... is there any need to take bribes after all these benefits? just shows the kind of greed they have

This was in 2011 and they are already asking for a hike this year :dry:

That is quite a lot of everything to them. But where did you get all the info from? Is it published so that the common man should know it - transparency.

I read it in the local newspapers when they had the last pay hike and have kept the cutting for referenece...they now want a 150% hike in their pay, can you believe it ?

150% hike in one go? That’s really shameful. The reason? Well, it is these people who talk of eradicating the poverty and are asking for such hefty hikes.

Of course they are trying to eradicate poverty, but its not of the common people but their coming 100 generations, at least!! :blink: :woohoo:

It is really very shameful that half the Maharashtra is reeling under severe famine and there are a couple of politicians who a few days ago, spent crores of rupees on their children's wedding celebrations!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pawar-pulls-up-ncp-minister-for-marriage-extravagance/article4415834.ece

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/February/international_February682.xml&section=international&col=

It is really very shameful that half the Maharashtra is reeling under severe famine and there are a couple of politicians who a few days ago, spent crores of rupees on their children's wedding celebrations!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pawar-pulls-up-ncp-minister-for-marriage-extravagance/article4415834.ece

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/February/international_February682.xml&section=international&col=

They dont seem to have an iota of humanity in them, all they think of is to show their power and clout...I guess it is the same story across the country ! I remember reading nostalgia about Lal Bahadur Shastri , when he was the PM, where they used to eat frugal meals when the war was going on between India and Pakistan.....

It is really very shameful that half the Maharashtra is reeling under severe famine and there are a couple of politicians who a few days ago, spent crores of rupees on their children's wedding celebrations!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pawar-pulls-up-ncp-minister-for-marriage-extravagance/article4415834.ece

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/February/international_February682.xml&section=international&col=

Yes that's right. If their tummies are full, they don't care about what things are happening around them. They are engrossed in their own world.