Wage Hike of MLAs

Yesterday a bill was passed which hiked the wages of our so called working MLAs (quite a big joke na) from Rs.16000/- to Rs.35000/-. Does our MLA really need any kind of salary. The money they make from bribe is more than enough to feed 10 times the family of their size. This Rs.35000/- is apart from the other benefits they get like home, phone bills, medical allowances, food allowances, and whatever possible. This Hike Bill got cleared from both the houses without any noise, because it was for a common concern of all MLAs.

If Government would have surveyed and asked 100 literate people that do Indian MLAs really require a pay or pay hike I feel 99% would have said not required.

There are more needy people in India then this White Collared Goondas to get salary. They tell themselves public servant but most of the time are busy quarelling in pulling away each others seat and power.

In a parliamentary session 90% of the session time goes off quarelling and walk outs and 10% work is done. So I feel their salary should have been made Rs.1600/- instead of increasing. Need to pay for the amount of work they do. God save India from this dirty politicians, we need more and more people like APJ Abdul Kalam Saab. Even though he too will be taking salary but atleast puts worthwhile efforts and does some good work which justifies his salary.

This is New INDIA!!!

A mail sent by Dean IIT Madras. " Dear Friends, Here is a personal experience, as well as a moment of national pride, which I want to share with you. Hope you find it worth the time you put in reading it : "In the middle of 1965 India-Pakistan war, US govt - then a close friend of Pakistan - threatened India with stopping food-aid (remember "PL-480"?). For a food deficient India this threat was serious and humiliating. So much so that in the middle of war, Prime Minister (Late) Lal Bahadur Shastri went to Ram Leela Grounds in Delhi and appealed to each Indian to observe one-meal-fast every week to answer the American threat. As a school boy, I joined those millions who responded to Shastri ji's call. I continued the fast even when the war was over and India became self sufficient in food. Hurt deep by the national humiliation suffered at the hands of the US govt, I had vowed to stop my weekly fast only when India starts giving aid to USA. It took just 40 years. Last week THE day arrived. When Indian ambassador in Washington DC handed over a cheque of US$ 50 million to the US govt, two plane loads of food, medical aid and other relief materials were waiting to fly to the USA. Time to break the fast? With no bad feeling about the USA, and good wishes for the Katrina victims, this humble Indian feels proud of the distance India has covered in 40 years. Let's celebrate a New India!" - Vijay Kranti. Dean - IIT Madras "