Describe the efforts to reform political parties in india
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Explanation:
The following steps should be taken to reform the political parties:
(i) Anti-Defection Law Under the Anti-Defection Law, MLAs and MPs cannot change party after the election. This was done as many elected candidates were indulging in defection in order to become ministers or for cash rewards. Now, according to this law, if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in Legislature. At the same time, this law has made any dissent even more difficult. MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the party leaders decide.
(ii) Affidavit Now, it is mandatory for every candidate, who contests elections to file an affidavit giving details of his property and criminal cases pending against him.
(iii) The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organisational elections and file their income tax returns.
(iv) It should be made mandatory for the parties to give one-third of their party tickets to women candidates, thus women can take part in the decision-making bodies of the party.
Answer:
Question :Describe any five efforts made to reform political parties in India.
Answer :Some measures taken by the government to reform political parties have been :
i ) Anti-defection law which states that if any sitting MLA or MP changes his party he will lose his seat in the legislature.
ii) It is mandatory now for every candidate to furnish all details related to the assets criminal cases pending.
iii) Election Commission has made it mandatory for parties to hold regular elections a file income tax.
iv) Recent judgement by Supreme Court that disqualifies convicted MPs and MLAs who have sentenced to more than two years of imprisonment by the lower court and whose appeal against their conviction is pending and is debarred from contesting elections is considered to be the landmark decision by the apex court to clean the system.
Other suggestions for reforms :
↔ The financial accounts of the parties must be audited this will decrease the role of private big business house donors. ii State funding of political parties must be done to meet their election .