On January 29 this year TIMES NOW first broke the story of how the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had asked private airlines to extend courtesies to Members of Parliament (MPs). Now, despite a new government in place, little has changed when it comes to luxury lust of our politicians. Now, the MPs are pushing for special privileges at airports and private airlines. These include seats of choice, free parking ticket, reserved lounge facilities and on the spot ticket confirmation. So while they waste hours of Parliament lime snoozing and bickering, when it comes to their luxury wish list, these netas are determined to get it. The TIMES NOW report angered the nation but our 800 Parliamentarians are adamant on their wish list. But TIMES NOW will continue its relentless campaign -- till this opulent move is rolled back.
In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Harish Salve, Former Solicitor General; Kiran Bedi, Former IPS officer; Shobhaa De, Author & Columnist; KC Tyagi, Spokesperson and MP, Rajya Sabha , JD (U); Rajiv Pratap Rudy, MP, Lok Sabha , BJP and Dr K P Ramalingam, MP Rajya Sabha, DMK -- discuss whether despite national anger, can MPs afford to push through with demand for privileges?