Karnataka polls: 49 'Criminals' in Fray

started by KR Iyer 2 mnths ago
A news article says, "The second phase of Assembly Elections in Karnataka on May 16 will witness 49 candidates with criminal records contesting across 66 Assembly segments. The BJP leads the list with 13 candidates, followed by the Congress -9, JD(S) -8, BSP -7 and others -12. Of these, six have been charged with murder or attempt to murder, with the BJP accounting for three and the JD(S), BSP and JD(U), one each."


Now the question is, with educated youth staying away with the political system, will it be possible to cleanse Indian politics and make it corrupt-free? How long we will vote for such corrupt and criminal leaders?
 
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