THE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR A PETITION REQUESTING THAT CANDIDATES' CRIMINAL HISTORIES BE MADE PUBLIC BEFORE THE ELECTION.

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court said it would consider scheduling a hearing on a petition asking the Election Commission to order political parties to make information on candidates' criminal charges, as well as the reasons for their selection, available on their websites.

"We'll think about it." "I'll give you a date," stated the CJI.

Aside from seeking the disclosure of candidates' criminal histories on political party websites, the PIL also asks the poll panel to direct the poll panel to ensure that every politician publishes the details in electronic, print, and social media, and to file a contempt case against the party's president if such directions are not followed.

The petition was filed after the Samajwadi Party, a registered and recognised political party, fielded alleged gangster Nahid Hasan for the Kairana assembly in Uttar Pradesh, but failed to publish his criminal records in electronic, print, or social media, nor the reason for his selection within 48 hours, as required by the Supreme Court.

"Nahid Hasan is being held in detention under the Gangster Act, which was imposed on him 11 months ago, and he is the first candidate to register a nomination in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections." The Shamli Police applied the Gangster Act on Nahid Hasan, a two-time MLA from Kairana, on February 13, 2021.

"He is the brains behind the Hindu exodus from Kairana and has many criminal cases against him." There are numerous criminal proceedings against him, including fraud and extortion, and he has been branded a fugitive by the Special MLA-MP Court," according to the plea.

It went on to say that allowing felons to run for legislator has grave ramifications for democracy and secularism.

In light of the approaching assembly elections, the petition further requested that the ECI issue a directive requiring every political party to explain why it chose a candidate with criminal history over one without.

The appeal also asks the Election Commission to de-register the political party for violating the Supreme Court's orders, according to the petition, which was submitted by counsel Ashwani Kumar Dubey.

It went on to say that not only do they pour huge sums of illegal money into the political process to sway the outcome, but they also intimidate voters and rival candidates.

"Following that, in our weak rule of law, they interfere with and influence the functioning of government machinery in favour of themselves and their organisation by corrupting government officers and, where that fails, by using their contacts with ministers to threaten transfer and disciplinary proceedings." Some go on to become ministers, which exacerbates the situation," it stated. The plea further stated that politicians with criminal backgrounds try to obstruct the administration of justice by any means necessary to prevent cases against them from being completed and, if possible, to achieve acquittals.

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