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Political Parties (SC directions to parties and Candidates (Each…
Political Parties
In news
Supreme Court directed the political
parties to publish online, the pending criminaI cases of their candidates
It urged Parliament to bring a strong law to
cleanse political parties of the leadersfacing trial for serious crimes.
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What reports have told?
NN Vohra committe report
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It studied the problem of criminalisation of
politics and the nexus among thecriminals, politicians and bureaucrats
It concluded that the agencies including
CBI, 1B, RAW had expressed their opinionthat the criminal network was virtually
running a parallel Govt.
money power was acquired through realestate and then used for building upcontacts with bureaucrats and politicians
Money power is misused to develop muscle power, which is then used during elections again
18th report, Parliamentary Committe to Rajya Sabha
expressed strong
feeling that politics should be cleansed of persons with established criminal
background
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The Goswami Committee on Electoral
Reforms, 1990
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What SC has told now?
The Supreme Court referred to the Law Commission
reports, which pointed out that political parties havebeen chiefly responsible for criminalisation of politics
Though RPA disqaulifies on certain grounds for elections, there is nothing to regulate appointment to offices within the party, which has influence on Politics indirectly
Convicted politicians may continue to influence lawmaking by controlling the party and fielding proxy candidates in legislature
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