Democracy

This is one of the mails that was found floating on the net:

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Subject: Fwd: PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ALL REAL CITIZENS OF INDIA ..
Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)
Monthly Salary : 12,000
Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000
Office expenditure per month : 14,000
Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 ( eg.For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km)
Daily DA TA during parliament meets : 500/day
Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free (For any number of times)
(All over India )
Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.)
Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free
Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units
Local phone call charge : Free up to 1 ,70,000 calls.
TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year : 32,00,000 [ i.e . 2.66 lakh/month]
TOTAL expense for 5 years : 1,60,00,000
For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years :
8,54,40,00,000 (nearly 855 crores)
AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES…..
This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities.......
And this is the present condition of our country:
855 crores could make their life livable !!
Think of the great democracy we have.............
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ALL REAL CITIZENS OF INDIA ..
but,
STILL Proud to be INDIAN
I know hitting a delete button is easier.......but.......try 2 press fwd button 2 make people aware of it!

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Please note that this is not in any way my opinion . What actually is my opinion over this topic I mailed back to the sender. Since the sender seemed to like it, I though I will post here too..

 

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I wanted t ignore this mail for some time but then I just could not..

I was a little disturbed when it popped up again in front of my eye as I clicked it open accidentally..

While, at one time we do find it important to circulate and spread information which shows as horrific state of our democracy as this one, I thought I will share s few things..

Please note that the feeling is sparked by the line: Think of the great democracy we have............. Which is a sarcastic remark on this Democracy of This Country!

• Americans did not see any picture of Iraq war which showed blood the way we say during Kargil war. Ever wondered why?
• After 9/11 attach all people saw in media was rubble and dust.. no injuries were shown... Ever wondered why?
• This is because in America the media does not have the type of freedom it enjoys in our country. The world is proof of the fact that India has given it's media and it's people the Right to Know what is happening in the country

• Do you know how people in North East celebrate Independence Day?
• Do you know the number of security men who die battling Naxellites in various parts of the country?
• Do you know why ISI does not detonate a bomb every day the way it would like to?
• It is because deep down inside where there is no media to see, the Government of this Country works day and night to keep You and Me safe.

• This country has a democracy that allows people like you and me to speak against it freely. Try doing the same thing in most parts of the world and you will find yourself behind the bars (if alive).

It is easy to dismiss the Great Democracy of this country just because today it has some problems. The present generation compares the facilities it gets from the lucrative picture of the west. Not only have they been independent for more than 250 years now, they have money enough to paint the rosy picture they do.

I at no point in my mail mean that what the ministers are doing is right. But I stand firmly against the notion of undervaluing our independence, our freedom and our democracy .

This is not a democracy of a 100 thousand netas.. This is a democracy of a billion people.

True Indians.. Stop Blaming the system. Stop finding relief in accusing others. Play your role. After all it is also your country.

Vande Mataram

Rajat