New Indian parliament....40% are criminals....

[usman012]

More than 40 per cent Indian MPs face criminal charges including rape, murder: study

More than 40 per cent of lawmakers in India's new parliament face criminal charges — some as serious as murder and rape — and the list is growing, an electoral reform group said on Saturday.

One member of parliament for the opposition Congress party is battling 204 cases including manslaughter and robbery, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

At least 233 of the 543 members named as winning seats on Thursday face criminal proceedings, according to the ADR, whose election chief Anil Verma said there is a “disturbing trend” in parliament that “is bad for the democracy”.

The ADR said it studied the records of 539 of the winners and found that the number facing criminal cases was the highest since it started studies in 2004.
The report said 116 of the 303 lawmakers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) landslide win face charges, including one for terrorism.

Twenty-nine of the 52 Congress MPs face cases. Dean Kuriakose from Idukki, in Kerala state, faces 204 criminal cases.

The ADR said the number of lawmakers facing grave criminal cases had more than doubled in a decade — including 11 murder cases, 30 manslaughter charges and three accused of rape.

Indian laws bar people from contesting an election if they have been convicted while in office for crimes that carry jail terms of two or more years, with some exceptions depending on the crime.

Candidates standing for office for the first time are allowed to have a conviction.

None of the 185 lawmakers from the previous parliament who faced criminal cases was convicted. Many have returned for a new term.

Firebrand Hindu nationalist nun Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, a newly elected BJP MP, faces a terrorism charge over a 2008 attack near a mosque that killed six people. She denies the charges and says she was framed by a previous Congress government.

Parties often brush off charges against their candidates by saying they were victims of political vendettas. This year India's election commission made it mandatory for candidates to publish details of their criminal records during the campaign period.

The ADR campaigns to bring accountability into Indian politics and successfully petitioned the Supreme Court to make candidates file their educational, financial and criminal records.

Verma said the political class sought to avoid reform. But he added: “We will continue to legally fight this menace and demand that courts bar candidates facing criminal charges.”
https://www.dawn.com/news/1484569/m...-criminal-charges-including-rape-murder-study

The irony is that the head of all these criminal is a certified Terrorist .So what do you expect ?In my opinion , engineers ,doctors ,Army Personnel , Business and Financial analyst should be made part of Parliament .Scientist should be given highest priority as big problems like Electricity , Water and Environmental pollution can be solved easily .

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Every elected politician is a criminal unofficially in South Asia. Let's not be naive.

In south Asia? Why is it that when something bad happens you Indians try to blame all of south Asia, like they are one people?

Plz dont include Pakistan in it.
It may be true for india and its puppets.

He still dreams that all of south asians are the same.

It seems everyone is more concerned about India than their countries... ?

You wish, sweetie

 

[IFB]

One Indian opposition politicians son had gone openly and tweeted he is worth 6 lakh crore rupees and he can come and go as he pleases to whatever western country he chooses to visit... his father is the most corrupt politician in india by far...his enemies call him a brutal evil genius...the common man believe he is the cleanest politician on the planet (the irony )...he is also the most powerful south indian who even modi cannot touch...CBI case files investigating him find's its way to his bedroom the next day like he is alladin..CBI officers who raid his house are slapped and not a hair on his head can be touched by even modi ji...at least not yet .

 

[newb3e]

leader chor member ghanti chor!!

indians outdid themselves yet again by giving majority to safrooni bhungee!

 

[B.K.N]

Pakistani parliament about 99% criminals

 

[Lincoln]

Every elected politician is a criminal unofficially in South Asia. Let's not be naive.

Eh. Lot say it about western politicians too. But its the first time i see people undergoing criminal trials be elected, doesn't happen anywhere in the sane world.

 

[SIPRA]

One Indian opposition politicians son had gone openly and tweeted he is worth 6 lakh crore rupees and he can come and go as he pleases to whatever western country he chooses to visit... his father is the most corrupt politician in india by far...his enemies call him a brutal evil genius...the common man believe he is the cleanest politician on the planet (the irony )...he is also the most powerful south indian who even modi cannot touch...CBI case files investigating him find's its way to his bedroom the next day like he is alladin..CBI officers who raid his house are slapped and not a hair on his head can be touched by even modi ji...at least not yet .

Currently, I believe that most of the politicians in South Asia are corrupt, in varying degrees. It has almost become a norm. No escape from it. On possible reason may be that electioneering and attending to your constituents, throughout the tenure, have themselves become costly ventures. One needs a lot of money for these things.

 

[IFB]

Currently, I believe that most of the politicians in South Asia are corrupt, in varying degrees. It has almost become a norm. No escape from it. On possible reason may be that electioneering and attending to your constituents, throughout the tenure, have themselves become costly ventures. One needs a lot of money for these things.

I used to say the people have become corrupt which the politicians are using to their advantage...but after seeing a close friend who is not so well off...some political party paid them Rs5000 / vote...they have three votes...i blasted him for this and he said he had no choice but to use the money for his brother exam fees...he was very tight financially and it was an offer he could not pass... at least at this critical juncture...i had no answer.

 

[Type59]

Evidently these people are india's best and brightest. They will make India a first world nation.

 

[Pakistansdefender]

"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak/criminal men create hard times.this is prefect for what India is doing now.