MPs
Politicians in our country expect everyone to act as per the law and ethics but think these do not apply to them. How can the nation tolerate MPs when they waste precious working hours by raising petty issues? There is urgent need to uphold the dignity and ethics of public life. Just as we have provisions for punishing erring employees, necessary rules should be framed to enable presiding officers to summarily dismiss members who misbehave and disturb the House. People should also have the right to recall their representative if they feel that he disturbs the functioning of the House unnecessarily. When workers strike work, the principle of "no work, no pay" is enforced. Will the Jatiya Sangsad embrace that policy and cut off the perks and other benefits extended to the MPs for their walkouts and abstention from the House?
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