NPP flays hike in motor car advance, housing loan, TA of Legislators

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 3:  Strongly criticizing PDP-BJP Government for extending undue favours to  own Ministers and the Legislators by according massive hike in the motor car advance, housing loan and their TAs,   NPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh  today alleged that tax payers’ money is being brazenly looted by Ministers and ruling parties Legislators.
Addressing a press conference here today, Harsh Dev  expressed shock over the extra ordinary and prodigious hike given in  to the Ministers and Legislators by the State Government. He described the sops as ‘organized loot’ of the tax payers’ money.

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“The Legislators would now be entitled to motor car advance up to Rs 10 lakh which was a 100 % hike. Likewise, their entitlement for the housing loan had been increased to Rs 10 lakh against Rs 5 lakh at the interest rate of nominal 4% per annum. Similarly, their traveling allowance had been hiked from rupees one lakh to Rs 1.50 lakh which would entitle every member of the family to travel any time during the financial year with reimbursement up to the said amount”, Harsh Dev said.
He recalled that last year BJP-PDP had doubled the emoluments of Legislators and those of their PAs and during January this year, MLAs CDF was doubled to Rs 3 crore besides other perks including their sitting allowance and TA/ DA  at the time when the State was passing through the worst ever financial crisis. He said while the Govt was averse to the hardships faced by the common man, law makers were enjoying whopping hikes in their salaries and perks.
Describing the Govt decision as a gross violation of propriety, probity and morality, Singh said that the famous clan  ‘Ali Baba and Forty Thieves’  holds good for both the coalition partners. He said that while it showed dry coffers to the workers, employees, pensioners, unemployed and underemployed educated youth of the State, the Legislators were enjoying all the luxuries of life.

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