Economics Journal: Why do India’s Political Parties Run Criminal Candidates?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by janamejayan

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1 Response to Economics Journal: Why do India’s Political Parties Run Criminal Candidates?

  1. Raman says:
    January 10, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    The political system in India is an absurd one as we have hundred and one parties most of them regional,some of them are of no consequence and some of them national.As all elections can be fought only thru money and muscle power there is no choice for all parties to have criminals,rapists,murderes and all such thungs who have made plenty of money thru lobbying,acting as brokers and pimps and all parties are loking only for such people as fighting an election is a very costly affair though there may be restrictions by EC there is no sanctity to the rules.Further casteism paly another great part.Candidates are selected not for their merits but for their affinity to one or other castes or religion and put up for a fight in the places where their caste or community have dominance.Big corporates also pump in billions in the hope they can take back the money if the particular party alone or with groups can come to power somehow and can get their wishes fulfilled by getting their choice of candidates as ministers and get the benefits in policy decisions and can get back the money they have invested.Rich people by whatever means they have become rich also enter the fray to reap the benefits.In short without money,caste factor,muscle power it is well nigh impossible for any party to come to power.Honesty has no place and the corrupt system also play a vital role.So there is no hope for eradicating the malaise unless 3/4th of the present parties are denotified annd parties should have some basic ideologies and preferably two party system come into force the system will continue in this way only unless the Nature takes its own vengence to bring deluge to outwit all these ills.

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