Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

An Assessment of the Impact of Criminalization of Politics on Democratic Process of India

Zahoor Ahmad Dar

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This paper aims to examine that in recent years, criminalization of politics in India has become a very serious problem. There have been allegations that certain elements in politics don’t have faith in democratic values and practices. They indulge in violence and take refuge in other undemocratic methods to win elections. Undoubtedly, this is not a healthy trend in politics, and there is an urgent need to apply serious check on such tendencies. The paper argues the fact, that after independence, criminalization of politics has remained a dominant factor, affecting the democratic process of India. The candidates with criminal background enter in politics and become elected representatives of the people; they at times create such situations where it seems that there is no rule of law but the rule of dads and mafias. The Indian democratic institutions are in the dirty hands of criminals being supported by the institution of the corrupt bureaucracy. The criminalization of politics has detrimental effect on the administration of law and order as well justice delivery system. The chances of procuring convections of criminals in major offences have become increasingly difficult if not possible. So it is the need of the hour that people should wake up at once and force political parties to mend their ways.

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Zahoor Ahmad Dar An Assessment of the Impact of Criminalization of Politics on Democratic Process of India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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