Criminalisation of politics is a major issue, says SC on PIL seeking lifetime ban for convicted MPs/ MLAs

He replied, “Certainly!” and said that he would place that before Lordships.Senior lawyer, Vikas Singh, for Upadhyay, said that the question is whether a person convicted can be an office bearer of a recognised political party?”But sadly, today, the law is MPs / MLAs can commit murder but they can be chairman of a nationally recognised political party. These issues should be considered by the court,” Singh said and requested the bench to address the re-entry of convicted persons into politics.Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appearing as amicus curiae (Friend of the court) to assist the court, pointed out major hurdles including special MP/MLA courts handling other matters, excessive adjournments, and lack of strict procedural enforcement. 



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