shri vinod sharma - Rajya Sabha

parliamentarians. But you are right that when the Parliament was debating the
'office of profit' issue, it failed to take notice of the growing influence of business
lobbies in the Upper House. The issue to be discussed today is not the office of
profit because Government, in a free-market economy, is not a major player any
more. It is not the biggest employer; it is not the biggest advertiser; it is not the
biggest investor. But, I think, they should have debated that. And, that is where
Parliament is not doing a job which is wholesome that takes into account the ground
realities of the time. But may I put you a question Would your newspaper
publish, for instance, a report that you have honestly written about certain lobbying
being done by a Member of Parliament, who owns a company that gives you
advertisement worth Rs. 5 crores every year Would you be able to publish it
That is the hang of the debate here that how to get around this challenge, how to
keep your newspapers economically viable and, at the same time, honest and
objective.
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runs into thousands. All the Members of Parliament may not be going and sitting in
the library, we are encouraging Members to use internet. Even in our lobbies, we
have given wifi system. In addition to that, the LRDS runs into thousands, which is
what my Secretariat has informed.
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and politics'.
SHRI VIJAY NAIK: Now, we are on the close of the session. I would like to thank
all the panellists sitting on the stage, the Deputy Chairman, the Secretary-General,
the Secretary and all of you who have really spared time to be here. I hope the