153 new MPs of India ‘tainted’

BBC Online

At least 153 of the newly-elected MPs in India have criminal cases pending against them, according to a study by civil society groups.
Groups working on electoral reforms say the opposition BJP has the highest number of tainted MPs at 43 while the Congress party is number two with 41.
The group has written letters to senior Congress party leaders with an appeal to keep these MPs out of the cabinet.
Corruption and criminalisation of politics are major issues in India.
India is in the process of forming a new government. [Read more]


 

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