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"More Than 50% Candidates Nominated In Elections Today Have Criminal Records," Says Senior Advocate & Petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay [Read Interview]

Lawstreet Journal 14 Feb 2020 3:32pm

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The Supreme Court of India on 13th February, 2020 (Thursday) has directed all the political parties to upload all the records and details of the criminal antecedents of candidates nominated by political parties in Parliamentary and Assembly elections. The move has directed all the parties to publish the details within 48 hours from the 13th February, 2020. The Court's order comes after BJP Spokesperson, Ashwini Upadhyay filed a petition stating that after the 2018 verdict in Public Interest foundation v. Union of India, the instructions have not been followed till date. 

With regard to the above matter, answering questions on issues at hand, BJP Leader Ashwini Upadhyay in conversation with LawStreet Journal Editor Kshipra Srivastava:

LawStreet Journal: You have filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court arguing that its judgment in the case of Public Interest Foundation v. UOI has not been followed. What were the directions given by the top court in that case?

Ashwini Upadhyay: My original petition in the matter was already tagged with the Public Interest Foundation's petition in SC. On 25th September, 2018, the five judge bench passed two directions - one for the Union of India and the other for the Election Commission. The court asked the Government to take separate steps to enact laws to decriminalise politics that has been increasing day by day. The second direction was to the EC and the Contesting candidates who were supposed to disclose their criminal antecedents in electronic media, print media and social media. Unfortunately in those directions,… Continue Reading...


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