SC notice to Centre, poll panel over pension to ex-MPs
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Mar 22, 2017, 03:51 IST | Updated: Mar 22, 2017, 03:51 IST
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Supreme Court has issued notices to Centre and the poll panel on a plea seeking scrapping pension and other benefits to MPs.
The Supreme Court has issued notices to Centre and the poll panel on a plea seeking scrapping of pension and other benefits being given to MPs.
The apex court has sought reply a reply within four weeks.
An ex-MP gets 20,000 per month as pension, the BJP government has been mulling increasing the pension of ex-MPs for the past three years.
Supreme Court also issued notices to secretary general of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Parliamentarians' pension after retirement.
(WION)