On average, the 19 celebrity MPs logged 66% attendance compared to the 16th Lok Sabha average of 80%
LokSabha Elections 2019:Big name Members of Parliament (MPs)- – film artistes and artists – logged lower participation, took an interest in less discussions, posed less inquiries yet utilized their voting demographic improvement finances superior to the normal of all MPs in the sixteenth Lok Sabha, our investigation of track records of 19 such MPs appears.
All things considered, the 19 superstar MPs logged 66% participation contrasted with the sixteenth Lok Sabha normal of 80%, an IndiaSpend investigation of parliament information appears. Just six superstar MPs checked participation of 80% or above. Bharatiya Janata Party MP and yesteryears’ star Hema Malini, who claimed to furrow a homestead amid a race photoshoot, logged 39% participation.
Of parliamentary discussions, VIP MPs by and large took an interest in 22 against the sixteenth Lok Sabha normal of 67, with just a single MP revealing higher (investment in 107 discussions). By and large, VIP MPs posed 101 inquiries, while all MPs together solicited a normal from 293. BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, additionally a yesteryears’ film star and now with the Congress party, partook in no discussion and posed no inquiries.
In the meantime, big name MPs used their Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) reserves superior to all MPs’ normal – 87.6% contrasted with 82.9%, as on April 5, 2019. Every MP is distributed Rs 5 crore for every time of their residency for advancement to prescribe works in the areas under their body electorate to the region gatherer.
Film identities are normal in governmental issues, and progressively noticeable in crusading as likewise challenging races because of the consideration they pull in via web-based networking media.
Aditi Mehta 