Criminalisation of politics has become an issue of grave concern among the Indian intelligentsia. And though the top leaders of all political parties agree that those with criminal record should be debarred from contesting elections, the number of such people is only increasing. In 2004, about one in five MPs had a criminal record, including some with charges of heinous crimes such as murder, rape, dacoity and kidnapping.

Why does it happen?
The most important factor, which determines the ticket distribution, is the “winability” of the candidate. Hence more and more people with money and muscle power are getting tickets from the political parties. Another factor that has played an important role is that the criminal elements …

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These days, the latest news India has been the selection of Manmohan Singh as the prime minister for second consecutive parliamentary term. He has presented his selected list of cabinet ministers and would be discussing this with the president and Sonia Gandhi. Since, the congress won overall, it has been receiving the congratulations from even US President, Barack Obama. With this, it seems that Indian news media has changed with the time. It has tailored latest technologies and standards to deliver …