Minister under Cong attack for no-work, no-pay remark

Minister under Cong attack for no-work, no-pay remark
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Minister under Cong attack for no-work, no-pay remark. The Congress on Sunday hit back at Union Minister Mahesh Sharma for his suggestion of \'no-work, no-pay\' policy over logjam in Parliament, saying such views were \"wrong\" as Congress MPs were \"working hard\".

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit back at Union Minister Mahesh Sharma for his suggestion of 'no-work, no-pay' policy over logjam in Parliament, saying such views were "wrong" as Congress MPs were "working hard". "We are working. We have standing committee meetings; I have a select committee meeting on land tomorrow and also a standing committee meeting on health.

Therefore, it is wrong to say MPs are not working. MPs are working hard," Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh told reporters, when asked about it. Sharma had on Saturday said in Varanasi that there is a suggestion for applying 'no work, no pay' policy on MPs like it is being done with regard to bureaucrats.

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