Root of Indian Corruption Lies in Its Elections, Official Says
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India must ban politicians accused of serious crimes from contesting elections if it wants to eradicate the “root cause” of official corruption, the country’s chief election commissioner said.
India’s Ministry of Law and Justice and the Election Commission are considering proposals to bar candidates standing for regional or national assemblies if they face charges with a sentence of five years or more, S.Y. Quraishi, the country’s most senior polling official, said in a May 27 interview. Party spending should be made more transparent, Quraishi said, in a bid to end the offering of cash in return for votes.