Ahead of Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, due in the later half of this year, senior Congress leader and former president of the the State unit Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is batting to bring in new legislation to ensure complete transparency in public life from all legislators.
Mr. Sukhu, MLA from Nadaun in Hamirpur district of the State said he would be seeking permission from the Speaker to present a private member Bill in the upcoming budget session, which envisages that any elected representative, be it the Chief Minister, Ministers or the MLA’s, should compulsorily be asked to provide details of their income and more importantly the source of that income and place it in in public domain. Pointing out that corruption among other issues is going to be a key issue in the upcoming Assembly elections, it is important that all legislators come forward and support this law, he said.
