Hunter started on the late attitude of the leaders, will the salary of MPs who reach late to Parliament be deducted?

News India Live, Digital Desk: When you and I are late in the office even by 10 minutes, the glare from the boss and the fear of salary cut makes us restless. But have you ever thought what would happen if the leaders whom we elect to run the country arrive late? Till now perhaps there was no strong answer to this, but the news is that now the ‘stick of rules’ is going to rotate to improve the proceedings of Parliament.

What is the matter?
It is often seen that when Parliament is in session, many honorable MPs are not on their chairs on time. The house remains empty and work remains on hold. Keeping this in view, there is now discussion of making strict rules. If the MPs are not present at their seats inside the Parliament at the stipulated time, their attendance will be considered ‘absent’.

How will it hit the pocket?
This will not be absent just in name. This will have a direct impact on their pockets also. Actually, MPs get a fixed ‘Daily Allowance’ and a share of salary for participating in the proceedings of the House. Under the new rule, if MPs do not come on time and are marked absent, the payment for that day will be stopped or deducted.

Was this discipline necessary?
The thinking of the common man is simple – when ‘punching time’ is so important for a private employee or a government bureaucrat, then why not for the law makers of the country? Often the proceedings of the House get postponed due to lack of quorum (minimum presence of MPs). Due to this, crores of rupees of taxpayers and precious time of the country are wasted.

Preparation to deliver a strong message
If these rules are strictly implemented, there will be discipline among the MPs. Now it will not be enough to just sign the attendance register, rather they will have to remain on their seats the entire time and be a part of the discussion. This step is being seen in the direction of making democracy more accountable.

Now it remains to be seen how sincerely the leaders who teach the rules to the country follow these rules themselves!