Re: [IAC#RG] HAS ROWDY ELEMENTS BECOME INTEGRAL SEGMENT OF INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES ?

We the people need to take this forward..

Power of people is supreme and can achieve what politicians prevent or institutions can not.

In a meeting of Anna with the CEC ( I happened to be the part of it ), the CEC requested people support for correcting the electoral process.

CEC has already written to the government for :-

a.  Installation of "None of the Above"  (Right to Reject)  button in EVM s.  

b, Audit of the party funds by CAG or CEC team

Both the above measures are within the law and  be can be instituted by by the law ministry without any constitutional amendment or parliamentary approval.

As Vidyut says, yes the people awareness need to be used to highlight  crimes of the candidates against whom charges have been framed and they need to be defeated. 

Cases against the criminals who manage to get elected need to be taken up  by fast track courts with hearings on daily or weekly basis (like in Delhi rape case). If convicted obviously the criminal needs to resign. 

This obviously will make the fielding of such candidates risky for the political parties ( wastage of party funds, negative publicity ) and it will be difficult for the criminals to get tickets. 

 

Yashwant Prakash

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On 4 February 2013 20:27, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:

 

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                                                  HAS ROWDY ELEMENTS BECOME INTEGRAL SEGMENT OF INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES ?

It appears that almost every political party in India maintain "an army of thugs" who are used to settle scores with political opponents and for other  purposes such as black mailing and  for collecting donations by coercive methods. It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between the politicians and the law breakers. In several states including Tamil Nadu, political murders and assaults  have become the order of the day with such incidents being reported frequently.

The background of such people who are murdered or  assaulted and those who carry out such crimes are extremely disturbing.  Most of such people are found to enjoy political patronage. They  adopt all sorts of practices to win government contracts or collect donations from industries and commercial establishments by threats and coercive methods. They seem to have no fear of law and the law enforcing machinery seem to be ineffective in dealing with them due to political interference at various levels.

These unsavoury acts are generally known and widely discussed in private by people and are also reported in the media. But, nothing is happening that would stop such activities.

Obviously, it is important that criminals should not be allowed to contest elections and become MLAs or MPs.  Chief election Commissioner has now proposed to the government that anyone against whom criminal or corruption charges have been framed in court should not be allowed to contest elections, without waiting for them to be convicted  for barring them from contesting.

The government of India is unlikely to accede to the proposal of the election commission for obvious reasons.  Election Commission should use its INHERENT POWERS  and order that those against whom corruption charges have been framed in the court cannot contest elections. Election Commission need to have courage of conviction to do so. All concerned people should urge and support the Election Commission to act in the matter.

This is the only way to prevent criminalisation of politics.

N.S.Venkataraman

Nandini Voice for The Deprived

Email:- nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com

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