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arihant current affairs magazine monthly Published this article page no 04 Lack on inner party democracy Though the Representation of the People Act (RPA) disqualifies a sitting legislator or a candidate on certain grounds there is nothing regulating the appointments to offices within the party. A politician may be disqualified from being a legislator but (s)he may continue to hold high positions within hisher party. Impact of Criminalization The lawbreakers get elected as lawmakers The people who are being tried for various offences are given the opportunity to make laws for the whole country which undermines the sanctity of the Parliament. Loss of public faith in Judicial machinery It is apparent that those with political influence take advantage of their power by delaying hearings obtaining repeated adjournments and filing innumerable interlocutory petitions to stall any meaningful progress. This question the credibility of the judiciary. Tainted Democracy Where the rule of law is weakly enforced and social divisions are rampant a candidates criminal reputation could be perceived as an asset. This brings in the culture of muscle and money power in the politics. Various committee observation on Criminalization of Politics The Santhanam Committee Report 1963 It referred to political corruption as more dangerous than corruption of officials and recommended for Vigilance Commission both at the Centre and in the States. Vohra Committee Report (1993) arihant current affairs magazine monthly buy.
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