How we can help prevent crimes in Politics

Most of the patriots are no more active in politics. It has become a business of the criminals. How to stop it? The whole country, from the President to the person at the grass-root, has been cogitating this question. Let me offer an answer.

A politician’s link with his constituency provides a congenial climate to political crime. Those who do not know why ought they to vote comprise the majority of voters of this country. Therefore majority of the voters are maneuverable, purchasable. Most of them are individually timid and collectively coward. To gain their support is easier for the unscrupulous than the conscientious. And, the unscrupulous usually uses money or muscles.

A politician’s constituency link, not with standing his position, leads to criminalization of politics.
Political parties, in order to steer electioneering to their advantage, make heavy investments and hence, need huge sum of money And, money flows mostly from merchants, mine-owners, hoarders and others who need political power to fuel their machines of exploitation.

Role of crime in Politics

Crime is playing important role in todays politics, which is a question mark of future... ? If we will not aware to it then ... what will be the future of society, You can understand...

First of all we should have knowledge How does it grow and Who give shadow of protection?

At the beginning crime was used as booth capturer and create a hawak in mass at the time of election. But after that they think if one can be an MLA or MP with the help of me then why not me. They started the deal to political party that i will help if you give me a symbol of ur party for becoming me as an MLA or MP. After studied different magazine and paper, I observed that criminalisation has become a worrisome characteristic of India's politics and electoral system. According to unofficial studies cited by the Commission, in 1996 as many as 39 Members of Parliament, including four Ministers, faced criminal charges which included murder, rape, dacoity, abduction, assault and breach of peace.

An investigation into the record of 543 persons who were candidates in the Lok Sabha elections of 1998 revealed that 72 of them had criminal proceedings pending against them.

In 1999 lok Sabha election there were 1,299 candidates from seven national parties, 750 candidates from 40 state parties, 654 candidates from officially recognised parties and 1,945 independent candidates.
As many as 63 Members of parliament who elected have charged for criminal activity, abduction and breach of peace.

Sadly, a survey of 3,182 candidate during 2004 Lok Sabha elections by the Association of Democratic Rights revealed that 518 (16.28 per cent) of them had criminal antecedents. A detailed and systematic study of the MPs of the 14th Lok Sabha revealed that over one-fourth of them had a criminal background and that half of them were from UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and MP. The majority belonged to regional parties.

The findings basically point to serious defects in the electoral system. An order issued by the Election Commission (E.C.) in August 1997 clarified that disqualification of a person from contesting elections to Parliament and the State legislatures under Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) takes effect from the date of conviction by a trial court irrespective of whether the convicted person is released on bail or not during the pendency of an appeal. However, Section 8(4) of the Act exempts sitting Members of Parliament and State legislatures from such disqualification. Further, the utility of the E.C.'s order in countering the scourge of criminalisation of politics is limited because it seeks to keep out only persons convicted and disqualified under the RPA.

The Commission notes that one possible explanation for the rapid criminalisation of the polity is that criminals have understood the mechanics of the electoral process and have themselves become contenders for power. Earlier, politicians patronised criminals and provided them protection from the law-enforcement agencies in exchange for the use of their muscle power during elections.