BJP seeks review into proposed salary hike for Delhi MLAs

Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta today criticised the report of the expert committee on the revision of salary and allowances of MLAs, demanding its review to make it more "rational".
The BJP leader, while reacting to the committee report presented to the Speaker of Delhi Assembly, said, "It is our considered view that the recommendations of the Expert Committee should be reviewed and made more rational keeping in view the ground realities of Delhi and its residents."
"MLAs should not fly too high by the AAP Government, they should remain grounded in reality," Gupta said.
"With its unlimited generosity in the matter of pay and allowances for Delhi MLAs, the Aam Aadmi Party Government has become 'Khas' Aadmi Party (KAP)," he said while hitting at the Delhi Government.

Criticising the "manifold" increase in the pay and allowances of MLAs recommended by the committee, he accused the AAP Government of putting a heavy tax burden on the Delhi people.
"There is already an additional burden of 7,000 crores on Delhi's citizens as number of taxes has been increased. It is feared that the expenditure on revised pay and allowances will further put burden on common man," he added.