Considering that we are now a democratic country and we elect our candicates to the parliament, which means we are empowered, I think MPs should be considered as honourables, as they are rightly called. But then the question of whether one deserves the title in real life is another. Only their inner self and consciousness will tell to themselves whether they are worth the pride they have to be called as ‘honourable’. The MPs make the laws for the country and therefore are important people but then it should not happen as it happening today where the Ministries make the laws and submit to the NA just for endorsement entails not much work. The MPs should make the laws themselves starting from the scratch. Then that is the real work. “Khu-cha Yak-ghi-bag, kay-jobp ghi chap” says much. So my arguement is not about whether an MP should be paid more or less than that of a Govt. Secretary, it is about how the pay fixation should be viewed. Comparision leads to ego and ego costs us a lot and we as a least developed country cannot afford. One might even consider how much a “pata” costs the Govt. in terms of the “chadris” and “thop-lams”.

and, on a completely unrelated note, the general feeling among the masses is now that there has been a huge mistake in electing DPT into office.. and unless there is something done really fast, i think there will be another landslide in the next elections.. and i also think it wont be as pleasant as the last one.. at least not for the DPT..