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This Is One Special Treatment That Politicians Say They Don't Want
Politicians are often perceived to be hankering for perks and privileges because of the offices that they hold. But on Tuesday, some lawmakers appeared to protest the decision to set up dedicated courts to quickly decide criminal courts against them. One parliamentarian even suggested that such courts might run afoul of the constitutional guarantee...
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VK Sasikala Video Submitted As Proof That She Was Allowed To Leave Prison
Wearing a brown outfit, politician VK Sasikala enters the jail in Bengaluru where she is serving four years for corruption on the orders of the Supreme Court. The video is proof that Ms Sasikala gets special treatment as a prisoner according to a police officer who has alleged that nearly 2 crores of bribes paid by the politician allow her illegiti...
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Shift Shahabuddin from Bihar To Tihar Jail For Fair Trial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has put an end to the privileges enjoyed by jailed RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin and ordered that the controversial politician be shifted from a jail in Bihar's Siwan district to the national capital's Tihar Central Jail. The top court, that had heard petitioners complain about intimidation of witnesses at Mr Shahabuddin's insta...
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Governor Kiran Bedi's First Big Step: No Sirens, Right Of Way For VIPs
Kiran Bedi, former top cop and now Lt Governor of Puducherry, has banned use of sirens in cars of VIPs. Her escort and pilot cars are included.
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Opinion: MPs Don't Need Cheap Food. Give It Up
Special privileges that have become so ubiquitous range from substantive to the frivolous. Politicians and bureaucrats do not have to stand in line for anything, live in heritage buildings, move around in cars with red beacons.
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MPs want special privileges at airports: Your Comments
Airports and private airlines have been asked to give special privileges to parliamentarians after some of them complained of "discourteous behaviour" by officials.
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This Is One Special Treatment That Politicians Say They Don't Want
Politicians are often perceived to be hankering for perks and privileges because of the offices that they hold. But on Tuesday, some lawmakers appeared to protest the decision to set up dedicated courts to quickly decide criminal courts against them. One parliamentarian even suggested that such courts might run afoul of the constitutional guarantee...
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VK Sasikala Video Submitted As Proof That She Was Allowed To Leave Prison
Wearing a brown outfit, politician VK Sasikala enters the jail in Bengaluru where she is serving four years for corruption on the orders of the Supreme Court. The video is proof that Ms Sasikala gets special treatment as a prisoner according to a police officer who has alleged that nearly 2 crores of bribes paid by the politician allow her illegiti...
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Shift Shahabuddin from Bihar To Tihar Jail For Fair Trial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has put an end to the privileges enjoyed by jailed RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin and ordered that the controversial politician be shifted from a jail in Bihar's Siwan district to the national capital's Tihar Central Jail. The top court, that had heard petitioners complain about intimidation of witnesses at Mr Shahabuddin's insta...
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Governor Kiran Bedi's First Big Step: No Sirens, Right Of Way For VIPs
Kiran Bedi, former top cop and now Lt Governor of Puducherry, has banned use of sirens in cars of VIPs. Her escort and pilot cars are included.
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Opinion: MPs Don't Need Cheap Food. Give It Up
Special privileges that have become so ubiquitous range from substantive to the frivolous. Politicians and bureaucrats do not have to stand in line for anything, live in heritage buildings, move around in cars with red beacons.
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MPs want special privileges at airports: Your Comments
Airports and private airlines have been asked to give special privileges to parliamentarians after some of them complained of "discourteous behaviour" by officials.
