Most of the legislators and parliamentarians, although not all, get elected to their respective assemblies and the Parliament on the pretext that they are there to serve the masses. What humbug! They are there to get all the perks they have voted for themselves plus backhanders for asking planted questions and do the bidding of their hidden paymasters. When they are exposed by sting operations they have the temerity to accuse investigating journalists and have them harrassed by pliant police force. Is this the democracy for which Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters risked their all in the service of the nation?: Such politicians and their partners in crime should go through a rapid judicial process and if found guilty locked up for at least 5 years and debarred from fighting any elections for the rest of their lives. Their ill gotten gains should be handed over to the Indian Exchequer to be used for the good of the nation.
MP's have a right to do anything what they want. As they are lawmakers they will spent Rs.26,000/- per minute inside the dome [parliament] that also our money and we have no right to question. becuase they are our representatives. we have to silent. they will move with red light car and we are dogs to watch. This is our democracy and when police will come to arrest him immediately their chest pain will start and police will not take any action. Our Honourable judges also have no guts to take some tough action. We all know judges also take some helps from them so naturally they will also go some relaxation.
Where we will go there is no alternate. Every time there is scam and some days it is going on air everywhere like print and electronic media but suddenly one day it will disappear and people will forgotten everything and after few years he become MP and we have to slute him. They become Peoples representative.
I could find myself the target of ridicule for saying it but I am convinced that it must be said at least to start a debate on the matter. Why is it wrong for the general public to 'pay' an MP to raise a question in the parliament? Idealism may be acceptable but meaningless if it refuses to accept reality. The fact remains that in a democracy every member of the Parliament represents the people and people have the right to go to him/her for ensuring the attention of the Parliament to issues relevant to them. In a functioning democracy lobbying with MPs should not be a crime. Lobbying, unless your naive, has an element of payment. What is a matter of concern is that by treating this as crime we force the whole activity underground and only an innovative sting operations can bring this to light. Can we make it transparent and call the payments so made as 'political donations"? If " influencing' law makers is a crime why is Washington crowded with "lobbyists"? Why did India appoint a Lobbying firm to ensure that issues related to this country are viewed favorably by Senators in the US? What is the point of setting unrealistic moral guidelines and ignoring ground reality. Lobbying is a reality and every member of the Cabinet, the Parliament and the legislature is being lobbied directly or through his /her party. Favors either in cash or kind is being given for this. Why there is there this high moral indignation for direct lobbying with MPs.
RE:Lobbying in democracy
by Ashok kumar on Nov 27, 2007 03:11 PM Permalink
PKN, Everything is right in the country untill there is misuse of 'freedom of speach'. But understanding the real meaning of the freedom of speach is far from any ones act. When there are people stippng women in public are there in the country, Everything seems to be correct. Let us listen sometime later the speech to justify there act as right by some lawyer fighting for them. We all are just listerners and time pass citizen's. I agree with you as well.
RE:Lobbying in democracy
by Sincere Citizen on Nov 27, 2007 03:12 PM Permalink
Reply because then poor people with genuine greviences will never have their questions in praliament. Pretty soon our parliament will have only questions "sponsored" by Ambanis,Tatas and Birlas. Sorry I dont like that idea.
Now the Left gets strength in the entire India, so Sangh Parivar loses the strength to do....
They lose the strength to do violence to change the direction from poor people's basic rites. They lose the strength to attack on artists They lose the strength to attack medias They lose the strength to attack Communists They lose the strength to Muslims They lose the strength to Christians They lose the strength to Dalits They lose the strength to escape from corruption charges
RE:Now the Left gets strength in the entire India, so Sangh Parivar loses the strength to do....
by Venkat N on Nov 27, 2007 09:36 PM Permalink
Yes Yes, true....The Left gets the strength in the entire India to do the following achievements :
The strength to buckle in front of Muslim protests and pack-off Taslima.
The strength to kill and torture people in Nandigram.
The strength to preach in other states and practise the opposite in Kolkata.
The strength to 'permit' Congress on N-deal after the Congress heads visit China and Russia.
The strength to criticize the central Government on every count and yet cling on to the proxy power by unashamedly supporting the Government.
What a great strength !!!
I just hope that this country's right-minded people use their strength (using Ballot and not Bullet, like these Reds and their Naxal cousins) and pack-off these Communists from all the legislative bodies.
India's path will be right only after the Left has left India.
All are nexus and we can not raise such issues and CBI, Nodal agency also silent becuase big fishers are there. This is our democracy. we have see and watch but we should not open our mouth becuase high people and law makers when violate nothing will be happened but if somebody theft small tap from corporation water pipe line all policeman will came there and all IPC clasue he will tell with abusing lanugage but in this case we have to silent. All Bunch of jokers are same.
It is shameful that these shameless MPs elected by its people resort to go to that extent . Not only these MPS should be punished but the concerned Partys from they belong are equally responsible and should be punished heavily . I do not know , which direction this country is heading . Even our Bharat mata sitting in heven and watching the activities of our politician must be regretting and thinking , WHY I HAVE GIVEN THE BIRTH OF BHARAT .
RE:Punish
by rajan alakandy on Nov 27, 2007 12:12 PM Permalink
Nikitha, Are you living in 15th centuary. If the politicians do no do such great works, where they will get funds to maintain their status and do GOONDARAJ. Learn something from THE POOR FARMERS SON DEWAGOWDA. We, the voters are fools.
RE:Punish
by nikita bhatia on Nov 27, 2007 12:18 PM Permalink
Then you accept that you are a FOOL too because you are also one among a voter . Thanks for giving definition of yourself .
RE:Punish
by AUSTIN KILLROY on Nov 27, 2007 01:41 PM Permalink
Isnt it ironical we have the audacity to talk about Bharat mata's and stuff but when it comes to asking ourselves what have we done for the betterment of our country we almost always have no answer ... !!! it naver ceases to amaze me how a country of 100cr is being taken for a ride by a select few and yet we are just sitting and warming our johns !!!
