MPs' salary-hike

Even three fold increase in pay fails to satisfy the MPs.Its a quantum jump from Rs.16000.0 to Rs.50,000.0.When this amount is added to perks and various allowances admissible to them it makes quite a huge sum. But some shamelessly mange more. In fact, for MPs it proves difficult to spend money from pay as host of facilities are awarded to them free of cost. At normal time, in parliament barring a few members who actively participate in proceedings the rest remain idle, many make them conspicuous by their regular absence and some are even literally caught napping. However, they serve a very useful purpose when voting takes on an issue in the House. At that time those in ruling side help the govt to bail out of crisis by their numerical strength or those in opposition try to ensure fall of the government.Their presence is also necessary to stall the procceedings of the house by mass shouting.Any way,these honorable members believe in poet John Milton’s philosophy ‘They also serve who stand and wait’.