Britain's senior MPs have been caught in a “cash-for-access“ television sting after they were secretly filmed offering their services to a fictitious Chinese company in return for thousands of pounds.The ruling Conservative Party of Britain suspended their senior party functionary and former foreign minister Malcolm Rifkind over the scandal along with that Labour party's foreign minister .Jack Straw was also suspended from the party .
PM David Cameron confirmed a disciplinary enquiry into the allegations and said, “These are very serious matters. We have very clear rules in this country which says MPs being paid to lobby is not acceptable -that is not allowed under the rules.It is right that Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind have referred themselves to the parliamentary commissioner, to have themselves investigated.“
Reporters posed as staff of a fake Chinese firm and secretly filmed Malcolm and Straw offering their services for cash.Malcolm was seen in the video saying that it is “unrealistic“ to expect some MPs to live on their £67,000 basic salary. He also said, “I am self-employed. So nobody pays me a salary , I have to earn my income, but when I'm not doing something I can do what I like.“
The Tory MP further claimed, “If you're trying to attract people of a business or a professional background to serve in the House of Commons, and if they're not ministers, it is quite unrealistic to believe they will go through their parliamentary career being able to simply accept a salary of £60,000."
INDIA HONEST gets a confirmation that if an internal enquiry in Britain finds Rifkind guilty , he will lose his seat and will not be allowed to stand as the Tory candidate for Kensington and Chelsea at the upcoming general election on May 7 this year.
While in India the great Fodder scam bigwig Shri Lalu Prasad , though indicted by court but still enjoys the most valuable patronage og king maker in Delhi and Bihar politics . Thus if we are not close to Britain in the high standard of ethical morality in a political democracy ? Let Indians enjoy it proudly by accepting that "Ye Sab to politics me Chalta he" .