Dear Sri Dev Ashish Bhattacharya
We in Karnataka have very similar story. Could we have your email ID to touch base on the issue.
Request if anyone in the group has the email ID of Sri Dev Ashish Bhattacharya to post it to us.
Thanks
Harish
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MPs,MLAs have no responsibilities,duties: RTI replies
New Delhi: What are the duties and responsibilities of members of the Parliament and state legislative assemblies Actually nothing! A series of RTI queries filed with the central government and the state assemblies show that there are no duties and responsibilities for elected representatives of the people.The only exception may be Sikkim,where the assembly has rules of procedure specifying the duties (and) responsibilities of the MLAs towards the august House being public representatives and it would be their prime duty to maintain communal harmony and peace among the people.
On February 2,2009,an RTI application was filed by activist Dev Ashish Bhattacharya with the Election Commission seeking details of duties,responsibilities and accountability of the MPs and MLAs.The commission replied that it was not concerned with information sought and it had no such information.Lok Sabha secretariat said on June 3,2009 that there was no provision either in the Constitution or the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha defining duties and responsibilities of members of Parliament or through which the accountability can be fixed on non-performing MPs.
The Lok Sabha secretariat quoted Article 99 of the Constitution,to say that the members have to make and subscribe before the President or some person appointed in that behalf by him,an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.The person appointed by the President is the protem speaker,who takes oath from the President in Rashtrapati Bhavan.Protem speaker also signs the roll of members in the House.
The Bihar assembly also believes that there is no provision/rule through which the duties,responsibilities and accountabilities of MLAs are fixed.And there was no provision in the law through which accountability can be fixed on non-performing MLAs,it said.West Bengal assemblys public information officer said they too didnt have any specific rules through which the responsibility and accountability can be fixed.
The Haryana Vidhan Sabha secretariat said while there were no specific acts defining the duties of MLAs,the members are bound to bear the true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as law established,that he will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India as per provisions of the Constitution of India.
The Assam assembly does not have specific rules.It said,As per parliamentary practice and convention,the members are bound to maintain the highest tradition in parliamentary life and they are responsible to observe good conduct both inside and outside the House as well. However,in Sikkim,elected representatives have rules of procedure and conduct of business provisions specifying the duties and responsibilities of MLAs towards the House being public representatives,the RTI reply said.
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