Wednesday, 26 September 2018

CAN'T DISQUALIFY TAINTED NETAS: SUPREME COURT AND ASKED PARLIAMENT TO FRAME LAWS TO BAR THOSE ACCUSED OF CRIMES FROM FIGHTING ELECTIONS


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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