A review of certain allowances is being suggested. This includes looking at the pay for legislative assistants and secretarial assistants. The role of mayors and their wages are also being questioned.
Support has been expressed for an increase in MP allowance. Further details about these suggestions are available from the source.
The person making these suggestions is a chief, specifically the WP chief, who is named as Pritam Singh.
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