Arrear bills &MPs

While we appreciate such astute step taken by the administration, we cannot but ask the question to them as to why the same step was not taken during the tenure of the immediate past 4-party alliance government. That sure would have set an example of uprightness on the part of the administration, which is supposed to remain above any political consideration. But, unfortunately, BTTB failed to come up to our expectation.

That lawmakers in this country more often than not try to bypass, misuse and violate their short-lived power is an old but discreditable story. Most of them conveniently miss the deadline to pay their personal utility bills, as they remain busy with either their busyness or business. A good number of times authentic accounts of unpaid arrear bills of the lawmakers have been published in the print media in the past, which followed editorials and post-editorials. Even if some relatively conscientious public representatives paid any heed to such reports, many chose to turn a blind eye to them. This unwholesome culture of lawmakers becoming lawbreakers has to stop to ensure good governance in the future.

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Though late, we hope the long arm of the law would now be able to realise the huge sums from the defaulters and deposit the money in public exchequer for better use.