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Fielding crooks to lead the nation
The BJP’s choice of some candidates and new members does not seem to be aimed at enhancing its reputation for probity. One of its nominees is a prime accused in the anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal in Orissa.
Politicians shining: Netas' assets soar
You may not be able to say this about India, but its politicians are certainly shining. Check out the assets declared by candidates More Pictures in this year's election so far and compare it to what was declared by them in the last election, and you will find a quantum jump in their wealth. In certain cases, the figure has risen by as much as a mind-numbing 3000%.The richest candidate so far, going by assets declared, is Lagadapati Rajagopal, the owner of power generation and infrastructure company Lanco, and the Congress candidate from Vijayawada. He has shown assets worth Rs 299 crore. In 2004, he had declared assets worth just Rs 9.6 crore. In other words, during the five-year UPA rule, his assets went up 30 times or by almost 3000%. And Rajagopal isn't the only politician whose wealth has grown. It's a general trend. There are many more who have bigger assets than the Rs 67 crore declared by D K Adikesavulu, the richest MP in the last election.
Women MPs, MLAs too have criminal records
Guess what? Kerala, Bihar and Chhattisgarh are the states with the highest percentage of women legislators with criminal records while Assam, Jharkhand and Rajasthan are some of the cleanest, says a study.On the whole, about 13 percent of women legislators in states and 14 percent of women MPs in the 14th Lok Sabha had criminal records, says the study by PRS Legislative Research based on affidavits filed by candidates with the Election Commission up to 2007.The study by the independent research initiative suggests that women leaders don't lag behind when it comes to having criminal records or amassing wealth.A total of 51 women are in the 545-member Lok Sabha while 280 are women among 4,120 legislators across all state assemblies.The survey shows that 83 percent women legislators have criminal records in Kerala, while the figure is 25 percent for Bihar and Chhattisgarh.
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