Election Commission asks political parties, candidates to publish details of criminal antecedents
Articulating the specific manner in which it needs to be done, the EC said that the first publicity needs to be done within the first four days of the last date of withdrawal of candidature, while the second publicity must be done within the fifth to the eighth day of the last date of withdrawal.
Sep 11, 2020, 20:03 PM IST
Party candidate's criminal record will have make public, SC's decision will stop political crime?
Keeping in mind the dangerous rise of criminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to publish details of criminal antecedents within 48 hours of the candidate's selection or within two weeks of the nomination, whichever is earlier.
Feb 13, 2020, 12:04 PM IST
