Cutting across party lines, several MLAs in Jharkhand Assembly on Friday raised the demand for a pay hike, claiming that their salary revision was pending since 2016.
BJP MLA Bhanu Pratap Sahi intervened in a discussion on the demand for grants for the school education and literacy department and raised the issue.
”I request for a hike in the pay of legislators, ministers, speaker and the chief minister, pending since 2016. All members of the House have given their consent on the issue. I seek an assurance from the CM,” he said.
Taking the issue forward, JMM legislator Samir Mohanty said the issue should be considered seriously.
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Another legislator Pradip Yadav, who joined the Congress after winning the 2019 assembly polls on a JVM-P ticket, said, ”There should be a hike in view of the inflation.” Responding to the MLAs’ demand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said, ”The government will take a reasonable and fair decision on the matter. A positive step will be initiated following a discussion with the speaker.” Later, the demand for grants for the school education and literacy department was passed with voice vote.
