Reeks of privilege and smells of drawing room musing. One MP brings 5 crores of funds per annum to his/her constituency. That’s 25 crores of development funds over the term. A smaller constituency would mean more impact on ground. No Indian would turn a blind eye to this. The method may be questionable but the impact cannot be.
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There has hardly been any debate on the devaluation of the Rajya Sabha and the continued aggregation of power at the Center. A fair proposal could be to increase both house and give more powers and more seats to the Rajya Sabha according to 1971 census to maintain a balance of power and rebalancing the number of electors in each constituency. But we can’t seem to have any substantive debate, just partisan shouting by all parties and political trickery (mostly by the BJP)
Lamp posts. Even the light is reflected, not their own. 850 is just a bigger number than 543. No agency in their parties, with a high command culture. Or in Parliamentary, subject to whips, even allocation of time.
Reeks of privilege and smells of drawing room musing. One MP brings 5 crores of funds per annum to his/her constituency. That’s 25 crores of development funds over the term. A smaller constituency would mean more impact on ground. No Indian would turn a blind eye to this. The method may be questionable but the impact cannot be.
Note to the editor:
I am a paying member and my comments don’t seem to pass the “moderator”. I feel most of the coverage of The Print seems to be Delhi-centric. If this continues, I’d be happy to take my subscription elsewhere.
Comment for publishing:
There has hardly been any debate on the devaluation of the Rajya Sabha and the continued aggregation of power at the Center. A fair proposal could be to increase both house and give more powers and more seats to the Rajya Sabha according to 1971 census to maintain a balance of power and rebalancing the number of electors in each constituency. But we can’t seem to have any substantive debate, just partisan shouting by all parties and political trickery (mostly by the BJP)
Lamp posts. Even the light is reflected, not their own. 850 is just a bigger number than 543. No agency in their parties, with a high command culture. Or in Parliamentary, subject to whips, even allocation of time.
Very very well written.
And while everyone says they want women’s reservation they are loath to give up their seats to women.