www.expressindia.com - Weather | Horoscope | Stocks | RSS
expressindia web city
HomeBlogsCricketAstrology TendersClassifieds Reader Comments Hotels
Sign In / Register | Archive
Expressindia » Story

1,300 cases pending against sitting MPs, MLAs

Font Size

Agencies

Posted: Mar 10, 2008 at 1515 hrs IST

New Delhi, March 10: In statistics that do not show the country's politicians in good light, around 1,300 cases are pending against sitting MPs and MLAs in various courts.

Law and Justice Minister H R Bhardwaj provided the information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Monday quoting the figures as on March 31, 2007, gathered by a department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee.

Further, the CBI has reported that it is investigating around 65 such cases.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice while studying the issue of 'Electoral Reforms' was seized of the matter pertaining to chargesheet files against sitting MPs/MLAs in different competent courts of law.

All state governments and UT Administrations were asked to provide the requisite information to the committee.

Some states/UTs have furnished the information, as per which around 1,300 cases are pending against sitting MPs/MLAs in various courts, the Minister said.

Discuss this story on expressindia forums
Post Comments
Name* Email ID*
Subject* Country*
Message*
Characters remaining
 
TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s).
I agree to the terms of use.

Latest News

Business

Showbiz

Sports

I will work to provide honest, more efficient govt: PM

Can redraft provision in Lokpal for Trinamool: Chidambaram

Lokpal Bill: Advani targets PM on 'conspiratorial silence'

UP minister threatens to get Lokayukta removed

IAF capable of meeting all challenges: Air chief

Indian student shot dead in Canada

Cyclone Thane: Relief operations on war footing; toll rises to 42

More
© 2011 The Indian Express Limited. All rights reserved
Advertise With Us | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Express Group | Site Map