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RE:Breach of Trust to people who elected Mr. Chatterji
by Bill Chakravarti on Jul 20, 2008 09:03 PM

Somnath Chatterjee, as a national leader, once elected as speaker of Lok Sabha, can only be sacked by the house. There has been no formal moves the Lok Sabha to sack him, so he remains by law the supreme ruler of the House. Check your facts on this. The speaker doesn't have to follow party line, but has casting vote in the event of a deadlock.
This is the big difference between speaker and all other MPs.
Until Indian politicians realise and respect this fact, there will be no parliamentary disclipline in India, and we as a nation, will continue to reason by emotion and not facts, such that you have demonstrated.
India today is crying out for people like Somnath Chatterjee and Manmohan Singh who believe in the integrity of their office and no short term opportunism.

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