Facing flak from all quarters for a whopping 400 per cent hike in basic salary of MLAs, the AAP government found unexpected support from Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, who said the issue needs 'judicious analysis'.

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Even as the BJP and Congress criticised the Arvind Kejriwal government, Naidu reacted cautiously and said there the salary of elected representatives needed to be increased across the country.

"As Parliamentary Affairs Minister, I feel that there is a reasonable ground for enhancing the salary and emoluments of elected representatives across the country," he said. Naidu said it has become a fashion just to focus on salary of elected representatives and ignore what is happening in others sectors. In this regard, he also referred to recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission and government's endeavour to hike salary of its employees.

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Meanwhile, BJP and Congress attacked the Kejriwal government for the move, terming it a shocking turnaround by the Aam Aadmi Party.

Slamming the hike, former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said the decision was very difficult to digest as there was no justification for raising the salary by 400 per cent.

