ECI asks States, UTs to implement SC judgement on conviction of sitting MPs, MLAs

New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked all states and Union Territories to implement the judgement of the Supreme Court on conviction of sitting MLAs and MPs, and devise a proper mechanism to track cases of their conviction.

The Election Commission has in a letter addressed to Chief Secretaries of the states also sought a monthly status report about the cases of conviction of sitting members of parliament or state legislature.

The poll body has cited the apex court judgement whereby the protection against immediate disqualification from membership enjoyed by sitting members on conviction and sentence to imprisonment or fine will no longer be available.

The Election Commission said that it is necessary to have a system in place so that cases of conviction of sitting members of parliament and state legislature are immediately communicated to the speaker or chairman of the house concerned and to the commission.

The Chief Electoral officers of all states have also been asked to pursue the matter with states in monitoring the case of conviction of sitting members.

The Election Commission said if any sitting Member of Parliament or State Legislature is convicted or sentenced to imprisonment and fine after the date of this judgment he or she will be disqualified from membership forthwith and his or her seat will become vacant. (ANI)

Do you think our CORRUPT political parties will allow this to happen?

They are now working overtime to nullify the judgement of the Supreme Court.

It is now up to the youth to start a movement with Anna and AAP to force these politicians to accept this judgement.

The political parties claim that the judgement is not workable as the government in power can lodge false FIRs to disqualify a prospective candidate.

The why don't they remove this possibility by making the police work independently and not jump like dogs through a hulla-hoop through the beck and call.

Make the police independent and there will be no false FIRs and if such an false FIR is lodged, the concerned police officers should be dismissed.