PATNA: Eminent constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap
on Monday said the political system in the country had been vitiated
due to criminalization of politics, casteism and use of black money. To
correct this, electoral reforms with change in election procedures have
become imperative.
Delivering Bihar Vidhan Parishad centenary lecture on "Indian Constitution: Election Procedure and Political Parties" at the Vidhan Parishad annexe, Kashyap said the country is passing through a critical phase posing threat to democracy, which has to be saved with massive parliamentary, administrative and judicial reforms. The Indian Constitution does not provide for change in election procedure, but its Article 328 gives power to the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabhas to frame rules related to elections procedure without altering the provisions of Representation of People's Act. The lecture was presided by Vidhan Parishad chairman Tarakant Jha.
Pointing out anomalies, Kashyap said 78% members in the Lok Sabha got elected without getting a majority of the votes polled. There are members who got only 7% to 12% votes of the total electorate in their respective seats. He stressed the need for minimizing poll expenses with Election Commission arranging public meetings at which all the parties could address people.
He said that people chargesheeted in courts for criminal acts should not be allowed to contest elections.
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Delivering Bihar Vidhan Parishad centenary lecture on "Indian Constitution: Election Procedure and Political Parties" at the Vidhan Parishad annexe, Kashyap said the country is passing through a critical phase posing threat to democracy, which has to be saved with massive parliamentary, administrative and judicial reforms. The Indian Constitution does not provide for change in election procedure, but its Article 328 gives power to the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabhas to frame rules related to elections procedure without altering the provisions of Representation of People's Act. The lecture was presided by Vidhan Parishad chairman Tarakant Jha.
Pointing out anomalies, Kashyap said 78% members in the Lok Sabha got elected without getting a majority of the votes polled. There are members who got only 7% to 12% votes of the total electorate in their respective seats. He stressed the need for minimizing poll expenses with Election Commission arranging public meetings at which all the parties could address people.
He said that people chargesheeted in courts for criminal acts should not be allowed to contest elections.
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