The Supreme Court said that it was not within its powers to
disqualify politicians facing criminal cases from contesting elections and recommended
to Parliament to enact a strong law that makes it obligatory for political
parties to remove leaders charged with heinous and grievous crimes, such as
rape, murder and kidnapping, to name only a few, and refuse ticket to offenders
in both parliamentary and Assembly polls. However, the court asked the
candidates and political parties to give wide publicity to criminal cases
pending against her/him in the local media, both print and electronic, after she/he
files nomination to contest elections.
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