Politiks politiks

The CEC has put forward few of the most revolutionary and long-awaited suggestions to the PM.
The one where ppl with pending cases must not contest an election might serve as a strategy to keep opposing candidates out. Though the CEC has suggested a six month period before with cases have to be filed, this can still be tampered with. Soon every six months before elections we will end up hearing about cases filed against almost all candidates.
The CEC says "When a person is accused of serious crimes and a court is prima facie satisfied about his involvement in the crime, he should be kept out of the electoral arena as it would be a reasonable restriction in the interest of the public."
This is a very sensible argument but as it has already been pointed out, this could be manipulated by the ruling party. To avoid this the CEC has suggested that cases filed only six months before elections must be considered.
This doesnot serve the purpose either, this ll only end up in cases being filed on a regular basis against politicians.
On the other hand, another suggestion made by the CEC is a very insightful one.He says, politicians must not be allowed to contest from two constituencies at the same time n if they are let to do this n they win both elections n choose one of the seats, they ll have to pay a fine that will cover re-election expenditure. This is a very sensible point. There is no reason why the citizens of this country must pay for politicians' whims n fancies.
We can only wait and watch!