India's New Government Urged to Exclude MPs with Criminal Past

India's newly elected government faces pressure from the National Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms to exclude politicians with a criminal record from the council of ministers. The organization has sent letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi, urging them to ensure that only MPs with a clean and honest image are made part of the government. This call comes after the recent Lok Sabha polls, in which as many as 153 candidates with a criminal background were elected, including 41 from the Congress party.

Key Takeaways:

The National Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms has urged the new government to exclude MPs with a criminal record from the council of ministers.
As many as 153 candidates with a criminal background were elected in the recent Lok Sabha polls, including 41 from the Congress party.
The organization has specifically listed 41 newly elected Congress MPs with criminal background, including 12 with serious charges.
The organization is also demanding that MPs with criminal cases pending against them be excluded from parliamentary secretaries and parliamentary committees.
The 15th Lok Sabha has a record number of 153 MPs with a criminal background, with 74 having serious charges against them.
The BJP has the maximum number of MPs with criminal cases against them, followed by the Congress party.
Several heavy-weight candidates with a criminal background have been rejected by voters in this election.

Statistics:

153 candidates with a criminal background were elected in the recent Lok Sabha polls.
41 newly elected Congress MPs have a criminal background, including 12 with serious charges.
74 MPs have serious charges against them in the 15th Lok Sabha.
43 BJP MPs have criminal cases against them, with 19 having serious charges.
41 Congress MPs have criminal records, with 12 having serious charges.

Sources:

United News of India
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