Mains Question:
Question: India's current legal system is insufficient to prevent the criminalization of politics, which infringes on voters' freedom of expression and undermines democracy and the Rule of Law. Comment.
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Approach The demand of the question is analytical.
- Introduce the answer with extent of criminalization in politics.
- Describe the impacts of criminalisation on free and fair elections and rule of law.
- Against the Principle of Free and Fair Election
- Affecting Good Governance
- Affecting Integrity of Public Servants
- Causes Social Disharmony
- Mention various provisions available against this menace
- Representation of Peoples Act 1951
- Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
- Suggest measures and recommendations of various committees
- N N Vohra committee
- J S Verma Committee
- National Commission for review of constitution
- 244th report of Law Commission
- Conclude accordingly