Decriminalising politics: SC fines BJP, Cong

August 10, 2021 16:31

The Supreme Court in its judgment today slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on BJP and Congress and Rs 5 lakh on NCP and CPM for failing to comply with the Court's earlier directions on making criminal antecedents of election candidates public during the Bihar polls.

A total of nine political parties were held guilty of contempt and fined today by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court warned parties to be cautious about declaring the criminal records of candidates in the future and displaying the information on their websites. The Election Commission has been asked to create a mobile app that has the information for voters to access easily.

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