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Office of profit

By agreeing to bring a law on the office of profit issue, MPs cutting across parties have proved that for them law making is a part-time job. Will it not be advisable then to reduce their numbers in Parliament?

Brij Mohan Sagar,
Gurgaon, Haryana

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It is not enough to eliminate only the visible sources of conflict of interests like offices of profit. Parliamentarians can be beholden to vested interests in more damning ways.

A more effective way is to ensure more transparency and exert constant public pressure on the MPs.

R.C. Sekhar,
Manipal, Karnataka

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Strict adherence to the office of profit provision will result in the dilution of popular control over administration leading to bureaucratic absolutism, which is not good for democracy. The new law should ensure that all key public institutions are headed by political representatives.

M. Pradeep Kumar,
Hyderabad

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