You don't deserve a paisa

You don't deserve a paisa


"You don't deserve a paisa. you are wasting public money. You don't deserve any allowances. I think this House should be adjourned sine die. This is only way to save public money", shouted an exasperated Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Parliament on February 20. The Speaker's frustration is understandable when the members stood in the well of the house obstructing regular business of the house. The Lok Sabha's 2008 performance added upto a sorry figure of 258 hours and 24 minutes, an all time low. It is pertinent to ask the the Members if they realise that they represent a country where about 280 million people are under the poverty line and live under sub-human conditions. Whatever the provocations, parliamentary business must be respected and allowed to go on without hindrance. What inference does a common man get out of all such happenings?

A.R.K.Pillai
Feb 21-09