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This morning i was having a chat with an Ex Councillor belonging to a Dravidian party.

Me : Kindly share with me your experiences as a Councillor
ExC : I became Councillor once and settled down in life
Me : Err... How about serving people
ExC : Thats for public consumption
Me : Really
Ex C : Yes , Its all about Money Honey. Even to get nominated we had to give huge money to my party , Then Rs 200 to 10000 voters , then you know other expenses
Me : WoW ! its mind boggling sum for a ward Councillor , how do you take this money back
Ex C : We get it back from the people with compound interest, Water connection ,building approval , Road contracts, ditch contracts etc
Me :Water connection ?
ExC :Yes People give Rs 50K to get one water connection, 50% comes to me rest to authorities , around 20 to 30 per month
Me : People dont complain ?
ExC : NO , all people want is their job to get done quickly
main source of income is property registration , ranges from 1 lakh to 10 lakhs depends on the size and location of the property , as usual 50% to me
Me : OMG
ExC : Thats not all , Initially contractors in my area were giving me 15% to 20% cut, i was not happy , later i started my own company and got contracts, i made 30 to 40% , i got contracts in other wards too.
Me : I am knowing lots from you sir
ExC : Another source was real estate : People used to contact me for buying and selling any property in my area. Initially i was getting commissions from each party , later i purchased and sold the property , margins were higher
Me : You can be conferred a phd or MBA degree
ExC : there are 3 TASMAC shops in my area , and each shop was paying me 30k every month, there are two ration shops in my area and each pays me 20K,
Me : So your hands reached TASMAC and Ration Shops too
ExC : Yes , one has to be smart, there are many councillors who didnt know
Me : i am speechless
ExC : Mayor election candidates also paid me some money
, apart from that i was put in some select committees by the corporation , i was taken care there too.
Me : Whats your next step
ExC : i am looking to contest for MP post , it costs 30cr to 40 crs
Me : why didnt you contest this time
ExC : This time i missed out , some one else belonging to opposite faction in my party got the better of me
Me : How much does the MP earn
Ex C : I dont know much , just learning heard it mega business
Me :😇😇😇🙏
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