Many have made billions through politics, says Congress MP


Ambala, Oct 7 (PTI): A Congress MP from Haryana, who had earlier stirred a controversy with his 'Rs. 100 crore for a Rajya Sabha seat remark', on Sunday said there are many people who have made billions through politics.

"Nowadays, if somebody does not find anything else to do, then the best profession (dhanda) is politics. If people fail in business, in government jobs, cannot become a good engineer, doctor or lawyer, then they join politics," Rajya Sabha MP Chaudhary Birender Singh said at a gathering.

"And many of them succeed in such a way that they play not in millions but in billions and try to crush the right people in politics," said Singh, a known detractor of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Reacting to Singh's remarks, former IPS officer and activist Kiran Bedi said that politicians should declare their assets before becoming ministers and after ceasing to be one and, if the difference was found to be huge, the matter should be probed.

Noted lawyer and Aam Aadmi Party member Prashant Bhushan said the MP's remarks were "absolutely correct" and noted that politics had become an easy route for many to make money.

A few months back, the MP had kicked up a row after he claimed that there were people who were ready to shell out up to Rs. 100 crore to get a Rajya Sabha seat.

  

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    JOHN GONSALVES
    Kindly reply.

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    How many honest politicians are found in all the political parties?
    What Oscr Wild said years back " politics is the business of the scoundrels" is very apt in recent times all over the world. Now the vast majority of the politicians are interested in hoarding more in the shortest span of their political life, but will preach equality-compassion etc in their political sermons will visit the religious worship centers to fool the electorate, also thinking that they can fool the ALMIGHTY GOD.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    MP Chaudhary Birender Singh,

    May be you are one of them.

    You are a politician (you know well the politician's trade) and blaming other politicians. All politicians are sailing in same boat of corruption.

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  • Tony Pinto, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    One billionaire we know from congress party Swiss account holder is Mr. Rajiv Gandhi and now much to follow the name that seems to be a surprising before election.....2014 God bless him to open more before the election.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    It looks like sometimes politicians are also telling the truth like this congress MP, it looks bit strange but it is the truth,Swiss banks are the truth,scams are the truth and some jailed politicians are the truth and many politicians are still with hidden truth i.e within...?.Democracy Politicians and corruption are all related truths!!!.

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  • LEO, DXB

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur....you really made me laugh with your joke of the day..."congress are petty corruptors" for your kind information these petty corruptors haveing been fooling the nation for 60years...I grew up studying at school that India is a developing cpountry...and your dear MMS in washington quotes to obama as india being a poor country....
    congress fooling the nation thats why they are called dongis...congress playing religious based politics thats why they are called khangress....last 10 years they have been doing scams after scams that why they are called scamgress....for the last 9 years UPA in powere where RS seats are sold for 100 crores....whose money are they playing with .....

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Dear LEO, DXB,

    WHY THE BJP IS SITTING IN OPPOSITION SINCE 60 YEARS. WHY NOBODY IS CHOOSING THEM TO RULE.

    HAAAM THE CITIZENS ARE WELL-KNOWN THAT THEY ARE NOT TO RULE BUT ONLY TO FOOL THAT TOO THOSE WHO ARE FOOLS.

    SINCE 1947 BJP'S ARE DRINKING BY CLOSING ITS EYES THINKING NOBODY HAVE SEEN THEM.

    INDIAN VOTERS ARE WISE AND THEY WILL GIVE FITTING REPLY TO THESE BIG MOUTHS.

    Dear Mr. Kishore,

    You didn't see the corruption of bjp and necklace gifted by Gadkari to PuppyLove because you have closed your eyes since 1947.

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  • LEO, DXB

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    JOHN GONSALVES....YOU HAVE FINALLY AGREED THAT LAST 60YEARS CONGRESS HAVE RULED BY TRADING THE MINISTERS IN THE FLOOR OF THE PARLIAMENT FOR 100 CRORES.....I AM NOT A BJP SPOKE PERSON....ALL THE PARTIES ARE CORRUPT FOR ME.....MODI IS THE ONLY CRUSADER AMONGST THE CORRUPT....YES U R RIGHT....NOW MODI WILL RULE FROM 2014....ENJOY THE FLASHBACK OF LAST 60YEARS....

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Dear LEO, DXB,

    I quote yours: JOHN GONSALVES....YOU HAVE FINALLY AGREED THAT LAST 60YEARS CONGRESS HAVE RULED BY TRADING THE MINISTERS IN THE FLOOR OF THE PARLIAMENT FOR 100 CRORES.....I AM NOT A BJP SPOKE PERSON....ALL THE PARTIES ARE CORRUPT FOR ME.....MODI IS THE ONLY CRUSADER AMONGST THE CORRUPT....YES U R RIGHT....NOW MODI WILL RULE FROM 2014....ENJOY THE FLASHBACK OF LAST 60YEARS.... Unquote.


    Dear Mr. John Gonsalves Kindly respond to this Fake name LEO DXB

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Yes, he has the BEST examples of Sonia (every knows what was her profession in italy), Kapil, Lungidhari Chidu, Mouni, Raja, Rani, Roro, Rocket, Rahul, Moily, SM Krishna, Bansal, Tiwari etc etc.

    He is telling the truth because he was not given any share from 2G, CWG, Coalgate, Pepsodent, Chopper Scams.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Dear Mr. Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai,

    BJP IS THE CORRUPTORS CORRUPT.
    THEY KNOW TO EMPTY THE POCKETS OF CITIZENS DAY AND NIGHT.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Dear Joseph, still they can't break the record of your Congi Govt.... Congress is the Mother of Corruption and they are having world record too

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    BJP is the Master of Masters in corruption.

    Corruptors corrupt.

    BJP'S are well-known how to make record in corruption.

    Without Lokayukta go ahead nobody is questioning. If questioning encounter. Matter finished within no time.

    DAY AND NIGHT RELENTLESS LOOTING THE CITIZENS.

    RECORD BREAKING CORRUPTION FROM BJP AND ITS ASSOCIATES.

    RSS IS A SILENT AND VOILENT RECEIVER OF CORRUPTORS MONEY.

    Congress are petty corruptors.

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  • kishor, mumbai

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Congress is not only mother of corruption
    Grand Father of Corruption
    Grand Mother of Corruption
    Daughter in law of corruption
    Son-in law of corruption
    and etc.etc.etc.etc

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  • Joseph F. Gonslaves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Dear kishor, mumbai,

    Have you seen Fathers father, Queen's queen of Necklace, in Crores of crore, no mothers mother can wear and Gadkary gifted Diamonds of Diamonds Necklace to PuppyLove Mr. Modi the Amul Tea-Boy.

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  • kishor, mumbai

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    I have not seen Mr. Joseph, but i know he want Necklace

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  • Joseph F. Gonslaves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Dear kishor, mumbai,

    Obviously you cannot see because you have closed your eyes.

    MY CAT DRINKS BY CLOSING ITS EYE.

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  • kishor, mumbai

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Since 1947 ?

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  • Lance Pais, Mangalore/Canada

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    OUTSOURCE THE COUNTRY'S MANAGEMENT TO RUSSIA...... SAVINGS FOR THE TAXPAYERS.

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  • G.Z.T. Kunte., Udupi

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    It has been repeated thousands of times that - Politics is the last resort of Scoundrels, Which is absolutely true in India atleast.
    Rajya Sabha has to be renamed as Billionaire Seat Buyers Sabha. Honest and Clean persons cannot enter R.S. at all now a days.

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  • Veerappa. D.N., Madikeri

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Rajya Sabha has become Businessmen & Industrialists CLUB long back.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    They will use the opportunity till the blind followers exist.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Russia is the only Country where each and every Politicians including President’s income statement will be verified before and after their Political Career. If we follow the same system in India, I am sure more than 75% Politicians will land up in Jail only especially Leaders from Congress and Alliance Party. BJP and other Political Parties are not immune to corruptions but they got little chance to indulge in corruption. At least one such Congi Neta is not “Feku” But few other people even made Crores of rupees in cash or in kind being not in Politics too and you know the best example who is that gentleman is? So, the moral of story is, to make Crores of Rupees, no need to become Politicians but you can become Son-In-Law of any Politicians too

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  • Ramakrishna. K. , Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 07 2013

    Mr. Deve Gowda please reply to the allegations made by Cong-MP that Rajya Sabha Seats are sold for Rs.100 crores, because you have made unknown businessmen from Tamil Nadu & Andhra as Rajya Sanha MP from Karnataka through your JDS party.
    Vijay Mallya may also clarify how he had become RS MP.

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