Bribes-NO!.
This phenomenon should be Institutionalized ithrough amendments to Indian Constitution.
And true to WTO terms of reference-considered" Intellectual Property" at Market-Driven Rates.
MM
From: umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Assam] Indian MPs question bribe
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:27:09 +0000 (GMT)
Bhuban-da,It seems like a comprehensive picture.Umesh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:In a message dated 15/12/2005 20:30:59 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:still I would say that it is good for democracy that atleast these MPs are asking questions - for whatever incentive. Many others incl. perhaps Rahul Gandhi never ask questions at all and still still or sleep in the Parilament - wasting the enormous expenses incurred to elect them in the first place.Umesh/PriyankooI am perhaps in a position to deal with matters concerning Questions raised in Parliament by MPs since I happened to be a reporter/editor in the State Legislature of Assam for about 13 years and a Parliamentary Fellow in Delhi for nearly a year. But it was almost half-a-century ago and my knowledge would necessarily be dated.It is indeed sad that MPs these days take bribe to ask questions. When the question of bribe appears it is obvious there is some irregularity. In that case the MP is guilty of complicity if his sole purpose of putting a particular question is to elicit information in pursuance of certain vested interest. An MP may be a lawyer and nowadays many MPs are drawn from that profession. If an MP works on behalf of a commercial firm without harming the interest of his constituency, I think he can takemoney. To make it all legal, he has of course to declare his interest and income as well to the proper quarters.The questions illustrated by Priyankoo do not seem to be silly to me. The admissibility of questions in the Parliament is hedged by so many conditions. The business community has interests in import licences and various kinds of permits. These questions obviously concern those matters. The business community would not pay money for nothing.Now, an MP is not ineffective just because he does not put questions. Why should members of the ruling party put awkward questions to the Ministers like the members of the Opposition (For information of our netters, some of the dumb members of the House are not so dumb inside the party chambers where there is a rehearsal of the next days business and strategy is planned, the speakers nominated etc).One of the functions of the Institute of Constitutional & Parliamentary Studies in New Delhi is to train our legislators in the conduct of Parliamentary/Legislative business. I am a Life Member of the Institute though only in name as the Institute does not encourage overseas members because it is expensive to mail the publications abroad. In my days the Institute held seminars in various state assemblies for the benefit of MLAs. In Delhi of course there are all the facilities one can possisbly imagine. By now things should improve a lot.We cannot expect all our MPs to be effective speakers. This is perhaps one obvious weakness of our democracy. Another is that of numbers. But we have to get on with our job,haven't we?Bhuban
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