Dear Sirs/Madams
We are not very far away from the 16th general election and in my humble opinion I think it is the right of every citizen of this country to know the candidates that you intend to put into fray. Apparently, we might not have a complete list ready, not yet. However as and when your respective parties finalize on the candidates for certain constituency, the list can be updated and published over web or leading newspapers. [This list will be more informative, than the full page ads you place in newspapers about the tall claims.]
We already have a Supreme Court ruling that a convicted elected representative cannot continue in office, and I hope all the responsible political parties will take this into consideration when they come up with their respective list of candidates. Based on the reports published on 'The Hindu' on July 22, 2013, over 1/3rd of the current MP's face criminal charges [more details here: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/over-30-of-mps-mlas-face-criminal-charges/article4938403.ece]
One entry that I would be pleased to see in the list you publish - is a column for the list of criminal cases against them. It could be indeed true that some or most of the cases could be bogus, however let it be present for the public to go through the list and judge themselves. I do not intend to borrow Arnab Goswami's clichéd statement 'Nation wants to know', however we are in the age of transparency and I am sure every single responsible political party will try to act accordingly. The political parties who would like to remain strangers to the reality, can conveniently afford to ignore.
We have party leaders who preach about transparency, internal democracy, corruption free politics; a list like this would suggest how much of those claims get reflected in real actions. Wishing prayerfully, to see a positive response.
Yours sincerely
An Indian Citizen
We are not very far away from the 16th general election and in my humble opinion I think it is the right of every citizen of this country to know the candidates that you intend to put into fray. Apparently, we might not have a complete list ready, not yet. However as and when your respective parties finalize on the candidates for certain constituency, the list can be updated and published over web or leading newspapers. [This list will be more informative, than the full page ads you place in newspapers about the tall claims.]
We already have a Supreme Court ruling that a convicted elected representative cannot continue in office, and I hope all the responsible political parties will take this into consideration when they come up with their respective list of candidates. Based on the reports published on 'The Hindu' on July 22, 2013, over 1/3rd of the current MP's face criminal charges [more details here: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/over-30-of-mps-mlas-face-criminal-charges/article4938403.ece]
One entry that I would be pleased to see in the list you publish - is a column for the list of criminal cases against them. It could be indeed true that some or most of the cases could be bogus, however let it be present for the public to go through the list and judge themselves. I do not intend to borrow Arnab Goswami's clichéd statement 'Nation wants to know', however we are in the age of transparency and I am sure every single responsible political party will try to act accordingly. The political parties who would like to remain strangers to the reality, can conveniently afford to ignore.
We have party leaders who preach about transparency, internal democracy, corruption free politics; a list like this would suggest how much of those claims get reflected in real actions. Wishing prayerfully, to see a positive response.
Yours sincerely
An Indian Citizen
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