The Indian Parliament full of criminals?

Baaghi TV: According to the reports, more than 4,000 cases pending against Indian MPs and MPs in courts across India.

Vijay Hansaria, a senior Indian lawyer, informed the Indian Supreme Court that there are 2,556 sitting members of parliament and members of the Assembly facing lawsuits. Advocate Vijay Hansaria has submitted this report in the court through Advocate Sneha Kalita.

The apex court had issued the directive on a public interest petition filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. In which the Supreme Court had sought details of cases against MPs. Ashwini Kumar had sought speedy disposal of pending criminal cases against former and current MPs and MLAs.

The petition said that the High Courts across India should be directed to prepare a list of criminal cases against current and former MPs. It was later revealed that 4,442 cases were pending in various courts against current and former members of parliament and members of parliament. 2,556 cases are pending against existing members.

According to the Baaghi TV report, the report submitted to the Supreme Court states that there are 413 cases in which life imprisonment can be imposed. Of these, 174 sitting MPs and members of the Assembly are on trial. Uttar Pradesh ranks as the top state in the world of crime. There are 1,217 cases pending against MPs and MLAs.

Bihar is second with 531 cases pending, out of which 256 cases are being handled by existing members. There are 331 pending cases in Odisha and in 220 cases the existing MLAs have been nominated.

According to a report, a large number of members of Indian assemblies have criminal records which they also admitted in their nomination papers. How can the people and especially minorities get peace and justice when the culprits are sitting in the assemblies.

Oppression of minorities, lower caste Hindus is common in India and governments do not take any action. Conversely, the killing of a member of a minority community is likened to the killing of a dog. This is a matter of surprise and concern outside India, but where a large number of MPs have criminal records, patronage of crime is not uncommon.

In the elections held in Bihar, 59% of the members of the Assembly who have criminal records were elected. One hundred and forty-three members of the Assembly have several cases, of which ninety-six elected members have serious cases. Twelve members of the Assembly are involved in murder cases, twenty-six members have been charged with attempted murder, nine members with kidnapping and thirteen members with extortion. Sixty-one per cent of Modi’s 157 BJP candidates, or 95 candidates, were involved in serious cases.

In 2014, the Indian Supreme Court ruled that those involved in crime must be barred from contesting elections. The Indian Supreme Court had directed the lower courts to expedite the disposal of cases of politicians but this could not be implemented. The Supreme Court had directed that cases against members of the Assembly should be disposed of within a year. If any member of the Assembly is found guilty, he will be disqualified immediately.