Bangalore: The Supreme Court had rejected the Union Government’s request to analyze the decision of prohibiting convicted politicians from serving as parliamentarians. On the other hand, the apex court judges have agreed to reconsider another part of the judgment which banned arrested legislators from further contesting in elections, reports Times of India.
The Centre had earlier cleared the proposal to allow convicted leaders to hold on to their membership while an appeal is pending before a court of law. But, such lawmakers will lose their voting rights and will not be allowed to draw salary and allowances, according to the proposal by Ministry of Law to amend the Representation of People Act.
The amendment also suggests of including a new clause to the Constitution that allow a person to contest in elections in spite of losing his voting right.
The judges said, "When a candidate is in jail, it is okay for him to contest. But when a voter is in jail, he can't vote. What kind of law is this? It is a very clumsily drafted law," reports TOI.
But, this RP act is opposed by many political parties in the country as they believe that it might be misused by some section of leaders for their own personal gains. They also raised concerns on the ‘judicial overreach’ and claimed that the supremacy of Parliament must be preserved and the amendments must be included in the Constitution.
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