: SC agrees to hear plea seeking to de-register parties not publishing criminal records of candidates #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea seeking de-registration of political

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SC agrees to hear plea seeking to de-register parties not publishing criminal records of candidates #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea seeking de-registration of political parties that do not publish criminal cases of their candidates along with the reason for their selection on their websites, PTI reported.Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay urged a bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli to list the plea urgently.“Nomination for the first phase of [Assembly] elections has started and the political parties and candidates are brazenly violating the two apex court judgements,� the lawyer said, as he sought directions to the Election Commission on this.The chief justice sought to know if those who have cases against them can be stopped from filing nominations, NDTV reported. “We will consider it [the plea],� he added. “I will give a date.�The petition has also sought a direction to the poll panel to ensure that political leaders publish the details of cases against them in electronic, print and social media.Upadhyay filed the plea after the Samajwadi Party fielded alleged gangster Nahid Hasan from Kairana Assembly in Uttar Pradesh without disclosing details of cases against him.“Nahid Hasan is in custody under the Gangster Act imposed on him around 11 months ago and he is the first candidate to file nomination in...Read more

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