Law Breakers Cannot Remain Law Makers
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PARLIAMENT UNDER THREAT FROM HOME GROWN TERRORISM
Never before has a government been willing to sell the sanctity of our Temples of Democracy to convicts in order to save itself.
March 3, 2007, Times of India front page screams out a headline: Immediate Disqualification of MPs Found Guilty By Courts Will Rock Coalitions, Centre Tells Supreme Court. Let convicted MPs stay or governments will fall
Unbelievable but sadly true! For it appears that in order to ensure the continuation of the UPA government our political leaders are more than willing to not just condone but also protect persons convicted of heinous and other grave crimes regardless of the irreparable damage they will do to what we are so often told are the Temples of Democracy.
The legal subterfuge is a clause in the Representation of the Peoples Act (what a travesty on the Peoples of India) which permits elected members to continue in office while their convictions are in appeal while disqualifying candidates in similar circumstances.
This latest plea is in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), admitted in the Supreme Court, seeking to cease this distinction, making it mandatory for all convicted MPs and MLAs to resign their membership of our Temples of Democracy.
Recently, the government had okayed a proposal to amend Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act in order to widen its ambit of protection to retired public servants, including retired legislators.
It is truly worrying that the current government is so overactive in setting up conditions to protect criminal elements from being brought to justice.
Our Plea as Citizens of India is for the Supreme Courtincreasingly the last resort to protect our threatened democracy.to ensure the sanctity of Parliament & Legislators by rejecting this argument and accepting the PIL petition.
Just imagine the horrendous impact on peoples perceptions, values and beliefs if the governments argument that accepting convicted felons can be condoned if it serves their narrow interest in retaining office.
In contrast just think of the beneficial impact of the realization that criminals will have no place in these hallowed institutions. Perhaps this might be the start of the decriminalisation of politics.
PLEASE ACT NOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY
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Never before has a government been willing to sell the sanctity of our Temples of Democracy to convicts in order to save itself.
March 3, 2007, Times of India front page screams out a headline: Immediate Disqualification of MPs Found Guilty By Courts Will Rock Coalitions, Centre Tells Supreme Court. Let convicted MPs stay or governments will fall
Unbelievable but sadly true! For it appears that in order to ensure the continuation of the UPA government our political leaders are more than willing to not just condone but also protect persons convicted of heinous and other grave crimes regardless of the irreparable damage they will do to what we are so often told are the Temples of Democracy.
The legal subterfuge is a clause in the Representation of the Peoples Act (what a travesty on the Peoples of India) which permits elected members to continue in office while their convictions are in appeal while disqualifying candidates in similar circumstances.
This latest plea is in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), admitted in the Supreme Court, seeking to cease this distinction, making it mandatory for all convicted MPs and MLAs to resign their membership of our Temples of Democracy.
Recently, the government had okayed a proposal to amend Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act in order to widen its ambit of protection to retired public servants, including retired legislators.
It is truly worrying that the current government is so overactive in setting up conditions to protect criminal elements from being brought to justice.
Our Plea as Citizens of India is for the Supreme Courtincreasingly the last resort to protect our threatened democracy.to ensure the sanctity of Parliament & Legislators by rejecting this argument and accepting the PIL petition.
Just imagine the horrendous impact on peoples perceptions, values and beliefs if the governments argument that accepting convicted felons can be condoned if it serves their narrow interest in retaining office.
In contrast just think of the beneficial impact of the realization that criminals will have no place in these hallowed institutions. Perhaps this might be the start of the decriminalisation of politics.
PLEASE ACT NOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY
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Latest Signatures
3 August 2015
50.
Neeran G
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India so rich in its heritage and being global leader of Morality cannot be blind to understand how law breakers can be Law Makers. Its an irony and India must prove itself of what we are globally recognized for.
10 July 2015
31 May 2015
10 February 2015
9 February 2015
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Sm A
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all those elected political leaders having criminal background have to be expelled to ensure transparency & accountability.
29 December 2014
45.
Ashish B
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This PIL has given oppurtunity to fight the Bad elements in the democracy, it is duty of every citizen to take this forward to fight against the evil power in democracy. Apart from this thing, if required we need to contribute monetarily or by doing a pea
18 August 2014
13 August 2014
43.
J Ak
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Scant Regard for exemplariness in conduct while holding high offices of public trust has become commonplace. Such protest voices are overdue; and must become wider and louder.
19 July 2014
42.
Rajeev Leon
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To save the nation one has to change oneself. If we keep on electing and obeying these law breakers there would be no law for our next generations. The effort should continue.
23 June 2014
10 June 2014
18 March 2014
7 November 2013
30 September 2013
37.
Devarshi D
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How can the government of a country be so selfish to even think of protecting the convicts. These criminal turned politicians have been robbing India for such a long time, and will continue to do so, until and unless they are stopped by law.
23 September 2013
19 August 2013
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Kokila R
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yes, we need to save our democracy from becoming a farce and save our future generations from anarchy and criminilisation .... We must not have law breakers in our midst and certainly not in our legislatures making laws for us! They need to be behind bars
13 May 2013
10 May 2013
23 February 2013
32.
Vipul M
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Govt is making laws for their own benefit. This should not sustain and every individual should be treated as equal.
28 September 2012
1 June 2012
1 January 2012
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Rc T
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Very Timely. The membership of the Paliament or a state legislature should cease on conviction;there should be no need of resignation..
30 December 2011
12 January 2011
16 December 2010
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