PM Asks for Expediting Criminal Cases Against Parliamentarians Within a Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Law and Home Ministries to expedite criminal cases against Members of Parliament within a year.
In his election campaign, Mr Modi, 63, had vowed a zero-tolerance policy on graft if he was selected by voters.
This Parliament has a record number of lawmakers facing criminal charges - 186 members or 34 per cent of the Lok Sabha - according to research by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
Mr Modi had said in his campaign that his government would ask the Supreme Court to expedite the cases of leaders from all parties as part of his effort to deliver clean governance. He stressed his administration would steer clear of political vendetta, but he also underscored that the law would be followed and the guilty would be punished, irrespective of their clout.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Law and Home Ministries to expedite criminal cases against Members of Parliament within a year.
In his election campaign, Mr Modi, 63, had vowed a zero-tolerance policy on graft if he was selected by voters.
This Parliament has a record number of lawmakers facing criminal charges - 186 members or 34 per cent of the Lok Sabha - according to research by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
Mr Modi had said in his campaign that his government would ask the Supreme Court to expedite the cases of leaders from all parties as part of his effort to deliver clean governance. He stressed his administration would steer clear of political vendetta, but he also underscored that the law would be followed and the guilty would be punished, irrespective of their clout.
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