There were 152 MPs in the 15th
Lok Sabha , who had criminal cases pending against them
In 16th Lok Sabha , this figure
has gone up to 186 !
A case of " Progressive
Democracy " ?
Supreme Court has directed the
courts to complete their trials within 12 months
And , Narendra Modi has made a
poll-promise to set up Special Courts for this purpose
Q : How many special
courts will need to be set up ?
A : At least 15 ( my
estimate ) - assuming that each court can dispose off ONE
case per
month ie: 12 cases per year ( on daily hearing basis )
That is Do-Able, if BJP is
really serious about breaking the nexus between politics and crime ( we will
know soon ! )
May be 50 % of the MPs ( around
90 ) will get convicted , with a jail-term of 5 years or more , and lose their
seats in the Lok Sabha.
That means , in 2016 - 2017 ,
Election Commission will need to conduct fresh elections in these 90
constituencies ! A mini General Election ?
Karl Marx may have said ,
" Religion is the opium of the Masses "
In India
* hemen parekh
( 23 May 2014 / Mumbai )
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