Legislators’ Salary

This is regarding column “ Netas vis-a-vis Babus ” by Dr. Haseeb A. Drabu.

Dr. Haseeb Drabu’s article, though insightful, reads like a mix of several loosely connected arguments. It begins with the proposal for a legislators’ salary hike but quickly drifts into fiscal analysis and institutional critique, making it somewhat a hotchpotch.

The attempt to justify pay parity with bureaucrats by citing J&K’s massive ₹50,000 crore salary and pension bill is misplaced. While no one should object to legislators being paid at par with top civil servants, linking it to an already alarming fiscal burden in a revenue-deficit state weakens the argument.

That said, Dr. Drabu makes a valid point about restoring the legislature’s authority and confining bureaucrats to administrative execution—a cru