Members of Parliament, MISSING in Parliament?

Dear Editor,
While it is laudable that measures are taken to ensure that MPs do not miss parliament sessions, Koh proposes mass SMS to force MPs to attend parliament sessions this action has immediately begged the questions..:

• What are the duties and responsibilities of our elected representatives?
• Have they forgotten the promises they have made to the rakyat, before the votes were cast?
• Are the big salaries and bigger perks being paid to them, just for fun and frolic?
• While it is agreed that MPs too have private lives, is it not their moral responsibility to schedule their holidays and vacations, so as not to clash with parliament sessions? That must be the minimum they should do, to "pay back" to the community for the confidence shown in them through the ballot box.
  

To me, it should not be necessary for such systems to be in place to remind the MPs of their duties and obligations to the country. It should be in each of their consciences and in the oaths they have made . Have they already forgotten this already?