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In This Bihar Seat, A Dead Don's Reign Of Terror Shadows The Poll Fight
Osama Shahab, the RJD candidate in Raghunathpur constituency of Bihar's Siwan district, does not speak much during rallies. He doesn't need to. His name is his biggest poll slogan.
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Life Ban On Convicted Politicians Harsh, 6 Years Enough: Centre To Supreme Court
A lifetime ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases would be harsh and six years, which is the current period of disqualification, is enough to act as a deterrent, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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"Must Not Criminalise Dissent": Trump Slams "Witch-Hunt" By Democrats
Six days after he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump today said the ruling Democrats must stop "weaponising the justice system" and labelling their political opponent an "enemy of democracy".
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Contempt Proceedings Against Heads Of Political Parties
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against heads of political parties for not following its directions to prevent criminalisation of politics in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls held earlier this year.
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"Criminalising Politics, Politicising Crime": Mayawati Slams UP Politics
BSP president Mayawati today attacked her rivals, saying they have pushed Uttar Pradesh into "jungle raj" by criminalising politics, politicising crime and protecting the mafia.
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"Winnability" Can't Justify Choosing Criminal Candidates: Supreme Court
Political parties must upload on their websites details of criminal cases against poll candidates and the reasons for selecting them, the Supreme Court said today, flagging an "alarming rise in the criminalisation of politics" in the last four national elections.
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Brother Of Jailed UP Don Mukhtar Ansari Is BSP Candidate From Ghazipur
The Bahujan Samaj Party today declared names of its 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in the state. Among them is Afzal Ansari, the brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who is serving sentence in Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail in connection with various criminal cases.
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"Can't Keep Women Away From Temple": Dipak Misra On Sabarimala Verdict
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who headed the benches that delivered a series of judgements on important issues including the criminalisation of politics, adultery, homosexuality, lynching and Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that an individual cannot be bereft of the idea of constitutional morality.
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Criminalisation Of Politics Felt Strongest In 1993 Mumbai Blasts: Top Court
Criminalisation of politics was felt in its strongest form during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts which was the result of a collaboration of a diffused network of criminal gangs, police, customs officials and their political patrons, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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Can Netas With Criminal Charges Contest Polls? Verdict Shortly: 10 Points
Whether lawmakers facing criminal charges be barred from contesting elections or should they be disqualified only after conviction, the Supreme Court will decide today. The top court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb "criminalisation of politics" in the count...
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In This Bihar Seat, A Dead Don's Reign Of Terror Shadows The Poll Fight
Osama Shahab, the RJD candidate in Raghunathpur constituency of Bihar's Siwan district, does not speak much during rallies. He doesn't need to. His name is his biggest poll slogan.
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Life Ban On Convicted Politicians Harsh, 6 Years Enough: Centre To Supreme Court
A lifetime ban on politicians convicted in criminal cases would be harsh and six years, which is the current period of disqualification, is enough to act as a deterrent, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
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"Must Not Criminalise Dissent": Trump Slams "Witch-Hunt" By Democrats
Six days after he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump today said the ruling Democrats must stop "weaponising the justice system" and labelling their political opponent an "enemy of democracy".
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Contempt Proceedings Against Heads Of Political Parties
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against heads of political parties for not following its directions to prevent criminalisation of politics in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls held earlier this year.
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"Criminalising Politics, Politicising Crime": Mayawati Slams UP Politics
BSP president Mayawati today attacked her rivals, saying they have pushed Uttar Pradesh into "jungle raj" by criminalising politics, politicising crime and protecting the mafia.
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"Winnability" Can't Justify Choosing Criminal Candidates: Supreme Court
Political parties must upload on their websites details of criminal cases against poll candidates and the reasons for selecting them, the Supreme Court said today, flagging an "alarming rise in the criminalisation of politics" in the last four national elections.
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Brother Of Jailed UP Don Mukhtar Ansari Is BSP Candidate From Ghazipur
The Bahujan Samaj Party today declared names of its 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in the state. Among them is Afzal Ansari, the brother of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who is serving sentence in Uttar Pradesh's Banda jail in connection with various criminal cases.
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"Can't Keep Women Away From Temple": Dipak Misra On Sabarimala Verdict
Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who headed the benches that delivered a series of judgements on important issues including the criminalisation of politics, adultery, homosexuality, lynching and Sabarimala temple, said on Friday that an individual cannot be bereft of the idea of constitutional morality.
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Criminalisation Of Politics Felt Strongest In 1993 Mumbai Blasts: Top Court
Criminalisation of politics was felt in its strongest form during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts which was the result of a collaboration of a diffused network of criminal gangs, police, customs officials and their political patrons, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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Can Netas With Criminal Charges Contest Polls? Verdict Shortly: 10 Points
Whether lawmakers facing criminal charges be barred from contesting elections or should they be disqualified only after conviction, the Supreme Court will decide today. The top court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb "criminalisation of politics" in the count...
