It is said ,
" The more
things change , the more they remain the same
"
If in doubt , take a look at the following analysis ,
carried out by ADR ( Association for Democratic Reforms ) ,
In Current Lok Sabha :
> MPs facing
criminal charges.............. 162 ( out of 542 ) = 30 %
> MPs facing
SERIOUS charges............. 76 .............. =
14 %
> MPs whose
cases are pending for 10+ years.................. 45 MPs
> MPs whose
cases are pending for 20+ years .................. 7
MPs
Does that deter our political parties from giving
tickets to candidates with past Criminal records ?
You would be naive if you believed all those lofty
announcements made by our political leaders - led by Rahul Gandhi and Narendra
Modi - that this time around ,
" No one with past criminal record will be given a
ticket "
In the first lists of 301 candidates announced for the
forthcoming Lok Sabha elections , by various political parties , ADR analyzed
the affidavits filed by 188 candidates
And found 56 candidates to have Criminal records ! 56
out of 188 !
Same 30 % !
Wait till ,
> final lists
of all parties are out in the next 3/4 days
> ADR find
time to analyze (approx ) 8,000 affidavits
> May 16th -
when 542 winners are announced
Once again you will find that 30 % of the "
Winners " have criminal cases pending against them !
Our only hope is Supreme Court directive ( to the lower
courts ) that such trials must be completed within ONE year and those found
guilty must be disqualified from Lok Sabha / State Legislative Assemblies
It is another matter that Salman Khurshid thinks that
our Judiciary has become hyper-active and started taking decisions that
rightfully belong to the Legislative wing and the Administrative wing
Agree , this is not an ideal situation
But ,
when the other two wings of the Government simply STOP
taking decisions or START / CONTINUE , taking " corrupt / tainted / dishonest
" decisions , then someone has to step in !
Long live Supreme Court
!
* hemen parekh
( 23 March
2014 / Mumbai )
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