Friday, August 10, 2007

016 WHY INDIAN MPS DO NOT DISCUSS ACCOUNTS THOROUGHLY?


The US President, George Bush urged the Congress to concentrate on discussing budget and finance. The powers of the American Congress are mostly limited to cutting allocations. And Bush is asking them to look into the budget.

Why do Money Bills in Indian Parliament do not get discussed threadbare? Why do they get guillotined?


In Indian Parliament, the Accounts of different Ministries get guillotined as a matter of routine (they are treated as passed without discussion or voting). No MP will insist on discussions of accounts of Ministries, except a perfunctory look at tax concessions. The MPs do not bother about the people's money.

Indian Parliamentarians have no time to discuss anything which requires efforts and expertise to comprehend.

Incomplete. Shall add/delete/modify as soon as possible.

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