Indian Democracy

 Indian History tells us that there were 565 Monarchs/Rajas in this country before Independence i.e. before 1947.  Now we have, in view of the hefty salaries and other official perks given below, 795 king like M.Ps. in Parliament, and 4121 Raja like M.L.As. in the States (According to Google). According to them a M.P. gets a hefty salary and allowances as below.  The case of the M.L.As should not be very different from M.Ps. as far as the remuneration is concerned.

Remuneration of an M.P.in India.

Monthly salary 50000

Constituency Allowance 45000

Office Expenses 45000

Total per month 140000 DA 2000. 190 days

Total D.A. 380000

Total Air Travel 408000 34 days. Assuming 4 persons@3K 12000

Rail Travel 5000 Lump Sum.

Water 4000

Electricity 400000 50000units free.

Furniture 75000 Minimum assumption.

Telephone 90000 150000

Total House Rent 420000 House Rent 35000

Medical 40000

Total Allowance per month 151833.3

Total Annual Allowance 1822000

Table According to Google.

Cost of food in the canteen in the premises of Indian Parliament.:-

Fried Fish and Chips………………………………..Rs.25/=

Mutton Cutlet…………………………………………Rs.18/=

Vegetables…………………………………….……….Rs.5/=

Mutton Curry………………………………………….Rs.20/=

Masala Dosa…………………………………………..Rs.6/=

According to Punjab Kesari dated 24th June,2015).

     The Annual Salary of a M.P.  is 151833 X 12 = 1821996 Plus Total Allowances of Rs.1822000 . So Total of Salary and Allowance comes to Rs.36,43,996/- We have 795 M.Ps. so 3643996 X 795 = 2,89,69,76,820/-…………………………………..(1)

     Taking the salary of the M.L.As almost similar to M.Ps we have 3643996 X 4121= 15016907516/-…….. …………………………………………………………………….……..(2)

    Now 1 + 2 = 2896976820 + 15016907516 = 17,91,38,84,336/-

    That is India is spending Rs.17,91,38,84,336/-per year on our M.Ps. and M.L.As.

E & O.E.

    Before Independence there was only one Queen in the British Raj, sitting in England but now there are795 + 4121 i.e. 4916 Kings and Rajas in this country. We wanted the British to leave India as they were sending Indian Money to their country. It is another matter that Indians have huge amount of Indian Money in foreign countries now, which the present Government is trying to get back. Previously The British were sending the money outside and now the Indians themselves are doing so. Where is the difference between pre-independence India and the post-independence India? Previously there was a conclave of cars whenever a British Officer used to go on the Indian Roads. Now it is being flowed by the Indian M.Ps and M.L.As. Without prejudice to democracy, I observe that higher posts and promotions too,  in the government, were given to British in those days. Now we have various reservations obstructing appointments and promotions to the qualified, for government and private jobs. Where is the difference between the past and the present? We have the Police, the Army, Railway and the Administrative system set up by the British. What we can boast is that we have driven out the British from our country, have our own government and have an elected Parliament and the State Legislatures. Secondly with an enormous Burdon  on Indian exchequer, we have  proud, haughty, aristocratic, avaricious, M.Ps. and M.L.As. with prerogatives and privileges over the general population.  Is it really justified to call India A Poor Country? In view of the above such an expression is a misnomer.

     In view of the above, I am afraid, the innocent voters might start thinking for a change in the formation of the government and the governance for this country. May be the past, becomes the present of the future?

     NOTE: These figures do not include the money earned through various scams and the money spent on Members of Vidhan Parishads (Legislative Councils) of the States. While getting enormous money as salary, allowances and perks, they get such a cheap food in the canteen as mentioned above. Wish such a cheap food is made available to the common man – the Indian Voter.

The above article was written by a gentleman who permitted me to post it on fb

Indian Democracy

I am a modernist who relies on science and reason, and believes that all religions are superstitions. I believe that the spirit of scientific enquiry is necessary for civilization to sustain itself.

 I have no faith in the vulgar democracy presently prevailing in India, which largely runs on the basis of caste and religious vote banks.

 Presently over 80%, if not 90% Hindus, and the same number of Muslims in India, are communal and/or casteist. Religious fundamentalism runs deep among most Hindus and most Muslims, as is evident from the fierce, irrational, and often abusive, reactions to my comments on beef and burqa.

Can these idiots, who are mostly highly superstitious fools, having deep faith in astrology and other such humbug, and largely unscientific mindsets, be trusted to govern themselves ?

Democracy requires an enlightened citizenry, which is capable of forming and holding rational opinions. Does this exist in India ?

 That is why most of our political leaders today, including many in Parliament, whom our stupid people have themselves elected, are rogues, rascals, crooks, looters and gangsters, many of them having.criminal antecedents, who should have been hanged from the nearest lamp post long ago.

Our Democracy has become an Empty Shell

Democracy is a feature of an industrial society, not a feudal society. When India became independent in 1947 India was largely feudal,because the British policy was to keep India largely unindustrialized (because if it industrialized it would become a strong rival to British industry). After independence, Pandit Nehru and his colleagues, who were modern minded persons,were determined to set up a heavy industrial base in India. They enacted a modern democratic Constitution, borrowing from Western models, with freedoms of speech and religion, liberty, equality, etc., which was transplanted from above on our largely feudal society.The Founding Fathers thought that this modern Constitution would pull our feudal society into the modern age. The Constitution did help India to some extent, we did partially industrialize and made some progress, e.g. women were educated, we produced a large pool of engineers, technicians, doctors, scientists, etc. However mid way after Independence the feudals hijacked our democracy, and caste and religious vote banks became the normal feature in most parts of India. Most people vote on caste and religious lines, instead of seeing the merit of the candidate. This has blocked our progress. Democracy is not meant to be run in this manner.