Voice of citizen to NC( National council of Bhutan)

 

I was deeply shocked and perturbed by news of National Council’s decision on acceptance of remuneration, which was actually deferred by council themselves through unanimous endorsement, which was endorsed on the afternoon of the closing ceremony of the 3^rd session of the second parliament of Bhutan.
 I am further bewildered and confused too, when NC members demurred at their own dissolution. NC being house of the review and advisory body to the government must depict unprecedented examples to the people of Bhutan. If NC has to accept the emolument hike when being pocketed by the government, what is the point of antagonizing during the proposal time? As a concern citizen I can sense a serious of motives and intentions behind the salary deferment through live telecast but replenishing the pocket behind the camera.

Our democracy was just six years old and in our young democracy, if our elected members exhibit such kind of drama to the eyes constituents, how can we expect our people to trust our representatives and nature of the democracy. With the full of trust and infinite expectations, people of Bhutan has ushered democracy in 2008 and we have just pressed electronic voting machine only for twice.

I have failed to understand the rationale behind accepting the salary hike after having rebuffed by the same NC members. Does it mean that NC members tried to canvass our people by orally deferring their salary only through live telecast? Should I consider upper house of Bhutan as a house of the chameleon? However in future I will never anticipate such initiatives from our Honorable National Council members.