Essay On CRIMINALISATION OF POLITICS

Criminals as Law Makers and rulers

Neither Gandhi nor Dr. Ambedkar had dreamt that a day would come when India’s governance would pass into the hands of anti-social elements wearing a political dress. They would not only become members of sacred chambers but also become law maker-Minister to break the law. Mr. T.N. Seshan tried his. best to cleanse the system. His successor Mr. M.S. Gill faced the same problem in election in 1998. He tried his best to implement section 8 of the Election law which debars the convicted persons. At the same time, the Election Commission was helpless in preventing those criminals who have not been tried to or convicted. India has no such law that can prevent such persons. Consequently the 12th Lok Sabha too has a few M.P.’s, notorious law breakers who will join others in making laws for the country. It is a pity on the parties which have given tickets to such candidates. Such candidates get the votes through terrorising the local voters if not voted to be killed theory.

Political Support to Criminals

Thus crime has become a way of life because such people have the blessings of senior politicians-Ministers and even Chief Ministers and Union Cabinet Ministers. Criminals enter politics to become politicians and then in turn they patronise other criminals resulting in dreaded criminals elected and appointed to the position of power. A helpless police officer confesses that once a criminal gets the ticket from a party, neither the district administration nor the police can do anything against him. His power, command and hold over the people is so strong that local people do not inform the police about his movements.

All Prevailing Corruption

Corruption has caught our public life from top to bottom. Now it appears that almost every agency and limb of administration has been suffering by the poison of corruption from massive defence to animal fodder. The root of corruption is growing from top to bottom. Simple living and high thinking was the ideal of freedom fighters. They were ready to sacrifice every thing for the country. But at present, corruption has been rooted deeply in the social, political, economic and religious life of the nation. It is from Prime Minister down to the ordinary clerk in the office. Criminalisation of social and political life has been in every walk of life. In India, a parallel economy of black money operates, controlled, and regulated by the dons of the under world.

Moral Degeneration at National Level

There is no remedy of this problem until the effective law is formed or the parties consider the future of the country to bar such candidates. Then the local criminals would not get the undue favour of party leaders. They could not terrorise the voters to be elected. Thus a law-breaker could not be a law-maker. A nation-wide movement for moral regeneration should be launched out urgently. There is a need of creating an alert public-opinion. The government should set up watch-dog committees of respectable citizens drawn from all walks of life. The rules and regulations to ensure better public accountability are to be framed. A massive programme of public education in moral and spiritual values is to be planned. It needs urgent attention, governmental, non governmental organisations, academic institutions and the mass media should take part to make it successful.

Urgent Need for Law-Reformation

The honest income tax officers and police officers should be encouraged. Political parties have to neglect such criminal persons. To bar the criminals in politics law reformation in the Act is necessary. Social opinion against corrupted person is to be made. Punishment should be very strict in the form of rigorious imprisonment ranging from at least ten years to twenty years. The need of hour is to have firm political will to fight and root out the growing cancer of corruption.

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