Meira Kumar has more visits abroad than to her Lok Sabha constituency
29 Mar, 2014According to information provided by secretary of Lok Sabha in response to an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the two-time MP from Sasaram, Meira Kumar, has spent a lot of time in foreign visits after becoming the Speaker of Lok Sabha in 2009. Analysis of the data has been updated till September 25, 2013 for her visits abroad and her constituency tour till February 4, 2014.
As per the information, Meira Kumar spent 176 days in foreign countries as a part of 37 trips while she spent 58 days in her constituency Sasaram during 22 The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. visits.
- 2009 :- 20 days in foreign countries in 2009 while 14 days were spent in her constituency Sasaram.
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2011 :- 12 trips were made abroad involving 59 days while 7 visits were made to her constituency where 20 days were spent. - 2013:- 2 visits were made to her constituency over 4 days
The data that revealed her foreign trips on the date of becoming Speaker till September 25, 2013, and the data about her constituency tour is till February 4, 2014. Meira Kumar as LS Speaker also visited many places in the country spending over 200 days.
The RTI application was filed by a teacher in Delhi University, Ratan Lal, to know about the travels of Meira Kumar after she became LS Speaker. Lal has raised the question of the duties and responsibilities as a Member of Parliament and that of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.