Sunday, October 9, 2011

CRIMINALISATION OF POLITICS



1.      Adequate and strong constitutional provisions for effective check on criminalisation of politics.

2.      Enhance the punishment for electoral offences.

3.      Establishment of special courts/tribunals to decide election petitions and also cases against candidates to be disposed within 6 months.

  1. Sitting members should also be disqualified if charge sheeted for an offence.

5.      Amend section 8 (3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 enhancing the period of disqualification from six years to eleven years.

  1. Person with charges of offences punishable for two years or more should not be allowed to contest elections;

  1. Omit section 8 (4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and should attract automatic disqualification if a person found guilty.

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