It won’t be wrong to say that some of those who are ruling over us are the ones who are the worst violators of rules and regulations, taking undue advantage of their powerful posts and position. In a reply to an RTI, it is revealed that an overall sum of Rs. 19,78,027 is owed by six sitting members, while 399 former Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha combined together owe over Rs 7.10 crore to MTNL. Of the six current MPs, five belong to the Congress.
Every MP is entitled to two fixed line telephone connections – one in Delhi and other in his or her usual place of residence – and two mobile phones with national roaming facility. For these telephone services, members get 50,000 free local calls in a year. Considering such benefits it is shocking to see the massive amounts of phone bills that are yet to be paid by the MPs. The MPs also owe money to the urban development ministry for using residential accommodation beyond prescribed limit. Among the defaulters listed provided by the ministry is Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar with an outstanding of Rs 1.98 crore for 6 Krishna Menon Marg.