Mention some recent efforts and suggestions in our country to reform political parties and leaders.
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(i) Anti Defection Law: The law says that if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature. This new law has helped bring defection down. At the same time, this has made any dissent even more difficult. MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the party leaders decide.
(ii) Affidavit: The Supreme Court passed an order to reduce the influence of money and criminals. 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. The new system has made a lot of information available to the public.
(iii) Step taken by the Election Commission: The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organistional elections, and file their income tax returns.
(i) Anti Defection Law: The law says that if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature. This new law has helped bring defection down. At the same time, this has made any dissent even more difficult. MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the party leaders decide.
(ii) Affidavit: The Supreme Court passed an order to reduce the influence of money and criminals. 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. The new system has made a lot of information available to the public.
(iii) Step taken by the Election Commission: The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organistional elections, and file their income tax returns.
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