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  • 151 Sitting MPs And MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 Charged With Rape: ADR |

    New Delhi: As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body. 

    For the report, the Association for Democratic Reforms examined 4,693 out of 4,809 affidavits of sitting MPs and MLAs submitted to the Election Commission of India during elections between 2019 and 2024. The organisation identified 16 MPs and 135 MLAs facing cases related to crimes against women. 

    West Bengal tops the list with 25 sitting MPs and MLAs facing charges related to crimes against women, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 21 and Odisha with 17, according to the report that comes amid the nationwide protests over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in a state-run hospital in Kolkata and sexual assault of two children in Thane. 

    According to the report, there are 16 sitting MPs and MLAs who have declared cases related to rape under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 376, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years and can be extend to life imprisonment. Of these, two are MPs and 14 MLAs. 

    The charges include repeated offenses against the same victim, further underscoring the gravity of these cases. 

    Among political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the highest number of representatives (54 MPs and MLAs) with declared cases related to crimes against women, followed by the Congress with 23 and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with 17, according to the report. 

    Both BJP and Congress have five sitting lawmakers each facing rape charges. 

    The ADR has issued strong recommendations in response to these findings. It stressed on the need for political parties to refrain from giving tickets to candidates with criminal backgrounds, especially those with charges of rape and other crimes against women. 

    The report called for the fast-tracking of court cases against MPs and MLAs, ensuring professional and thorough investigations by police. 
    The ADR urged voters to avoid electing candidates with such charges. 

  • UP Election: The participation of applicants higher by means of 4 % within the UP elections, will this time build up the percentage of energy

    Lucknow: Ahead of the beginning of the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections, the Congress gave the slogan of ‘woman hoon, can battle’. Along side this, 40 % tickets had been introduced to be given to girls. The results of this workout of Congress used to be that this time the choice of ladies applicants has higher by means of 4 % as in comparison to the final meeting elections. Within the 2017 meeting elections, 9 % of the full applicants had been ticketed by means of ladies. Now handiest the consequences approaching March 10 will be capable to inform whether or not the higher participation may even build up the percentage within the meeting?

    In step with knowledge from UP Election Watch and Affiliation for Democratic Reform (ADR), 445 ladies applicants had been within the fray in 2017. While, a complete of 4823 applicants had been within the fray for 403 meeting seats. Within the 2017 meeting elections, a complete of 560 ladies applicants are within the fray and whilst this time a complete of four,442 applicants are attempting their success within the fray.

    Final time 41 ladies turned into MLAs
    Finally, out of 445 ladies applicants who had been within the fray, 41 had reached the Legislative Meeting victorious. That is the most important determine for ladies’s participation within the state meeting, which is set 10 %. Of those, 35 had been at the image of BJP, whilst at the image of BSP and Congress, two ladies MLAs every had received the election. At the symbols of Apna Dal (S) and SP, she reached the meeting after profitable one candidate every. In 2012, this is, within the sixteenth Meeting, 35 ladies had come as MLAs.

    Congress gave 155 and BJP 45 tickets to girls
    This time Congress has given 155 and BJP 45 tickets to girls. SP has fielded 42 and BSP has fielded 37 applicants. 98 impartial applicants had been within the fray. Excluding this, 30 ladies applicants are within the fray from AAP, 6 from Azad Samaj Birthday party, 5 from AIMIM, one from Subhasp, 3 from Apna Dal, two from RLD and 136 from different events.

    Girls accused of atrocities also are within the electoral fray
    There aren’t handiest ladies applicants within the electoral fray, the accused in ladies atrocities circumstances also are attempting their success within the electoral fray. The applicants have discussed this of their affidavits. At the foundation of affidavits, 69 applicants have declared circumstances associated with atrocities in opposition to ladies. On the identical time, there are 10 applicants within the box of UP elections 2022, who’ve circumstances of rape registered in opposition to them.

    Girls remained at the back of within the time table of political events
    Although there were talks about ladies’s safety and retaining them within the time table of really helpful schemes, but when noticed from the viewpoint of political participation, then each and every political birthday party stays at the back of on this. This time too, if there is a rise within the choice of ladies applicants, then the primary reason why for that is the distribution of tickets by means of the Congress in massive numbers. Excluding this, if we speak about different political events, they wish to give participation to part the inhabitants handiest between 8 and 11 %.

    The primary girl CM of the rustic used to be from UP
    The primary girl CM of any state within the nation used to be from Uttar Pradesh. This fulfillment is recorded within the identify of Sucheta Kripalani. She used to be the Leader Minister from 2 October 1963 to 13 March 1967. Excluding him, Mayawati used to be the Leader Minister of the state. She turned into the CM of UP 4 occasions, from June 1995 to October 1995, from March 1997 to September 1997, from Would possibly 2002 to August 2003 and from Would possibly 2007 to March 2017.

    Girls leaders lively in state politics
    Mayawati, Priyanka Gandhi, Dimple Yadav, Anupriya Patel, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Aradhana Mishra, Aditi Singh, Sanghamitra Maurya, Pallavi Patel, Geeta Shakya, Babyrani Maurya.

    Society didn’t pop out of patriarchal considering
    Sociologist Rohit Mishra says that even within the twenty first century, society has now not been ready to return out of patriarchal considering. He may give the whole thing to girls even lately, however does now not wish to give the ability of energy. The approach to that is that ladies themselves have to transport ahead for his or her rights. Simplest an economically empowered girl can pressure folks to take her choice within the society.

  • UP Election 7th Section: Within the 7th segment, cash energy and muscle energy dominate, know the way many applicants have legal instances registered in opposition to them

    Lucknow: Within the 7th segment of the UP Meeting Elections 2022, most choice of applicants were ruled by means of muscle and cash energy. In step with the ADR file, within the 7th segment additionally, the entire political events have given birthday celebration tickets to such applicants in a large means. There are lots of critical instances registered in opposition to them. Those come with the ruling BJP, together with the SP, BSP, Congress and AAP. Within the 7th segment, 28 according to cent applicants were given tickets by means of events who’ve legal instances registered in opposition to them. While 22 % have given tickets to such applicants who’ve critical instances registered in opposition to them.

    The 7th segment of polling can be held in Uttar Pradesh on March 7. Of the 607 applicants who’re making an attempt their good fortune within the 7th and ultimate segment, 28 according to cent or 170 applicants have legal instances registered in opposition to them. Circumstances are registered in opposition to 131 applicants in critical sections like homicide, theft, rioting, dacoity. If we communicate birthday celebration smart, 26 applicants of Samajwadi Birthday party have legal instances. 26 applicants of BJP, 20 of BSP and 20 of Congress have legal instances registered in opposition to them.

    Vijay Mishra has the utmost choice of instances registered
    Speaking in regards to the instances registered in critical offences, 20 SP applicants have instances registered in opposition to them underneath critical sections. There are critical legal instances in opposition to 19 applicants of BJP, 13 of BSP, 12 of Congress and seven of AAP. If we discuss probably the most tainted applicants within the 7th segment, Vijay Mishra, who’s contesting from Bhadohi Gyanpur seat from Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Birthday party, is on the best. There are 24 instances registered in opposition to Vijay Mishra. BSP candidate Rajkumar Singh Gautam of Ghazipur has 11 instances registered and Congress’s Pindra meeting candidate Ajay Rai has 17 instances registered in opposition to him.

    AIMIM’s Guddu Jamali has property price Rs 195 crore
    Alternatively, if we discuss Dhanna Seth applicants, then on this 7th segment, out of 607 applicants, 217 are crorepatis. BJP’s 40 applicants, SP’s 37, BSP’s 41, Congress’s 22 and AAP’s 15 applicants are crorepatis. Amongst those crorepati applicants, Guddu Jamali, the AIMIM candidate from Mubarakpur seat of Azamgarh, is on the best, whose overall property are 195 crores. Alternatively, BSP candidate from Pindra meeting, Babulal has property price 44 crores. BSP candidate from Nizamabad seat of Azamgarh Piyush Singh has property price 34 crores.

    75 ladies applicants try their good fortune
    After the contaminated, crorepati applicants, if we communicate in regards to the training of the applicants, then 214 applicants have studied between fifth to twelfth usual. 346 Graduates and above. 30 applicants have best alphabetical wisdom and four aren’t even literate. Along side this, 75 ladies applicants also are making an attempt their good fortune within the 7th segment. In comparison to the 2017 meeting elections, this time there was an building up of 8 % in tainted applicants in 2022, whilst there was an building up of 9 % in crorepati applicants.

  • UP Chunav 2022: This time there was an incredible build up within the property of 284 MLAs contesting elections, ADR launched figures

    Lucknow: This time the property of 284 MLAs out of 301 contesting elections have larger at a quick tempo. ADR has launched its knowledge after examining the affidavits of the meeting and legislative council contributors contesting the elections on Wednesday. The ADR clarified that 94 in line with cent of the re-elected MLAs have discovered an build up in property of as much as 22,057%. Whilst there are 17 MLAs whose property have come down via as much as 6%.

    ADR’s UP convenor Sanjay Singh advised that the common property of the then contesting MLAs all the way through the 2017 meeting elections used to be Rs 5.68 crore, which has larger to Rs 8.87 crore within the 2022 meeting elections. A mean build up of Rs 3.18 crore, i.e. 56%, has been registered within the property of those MLAs in 5 years.

    The most important build up of their wealth
    An build up of twenty-two,057% has been registered within the property of Aditi Singh, MLA from Rae Bareli Sadar seat. His property have been Rs 13 lakh in 2017 whilst in 2022 he has declared his property as Rs 30 crore. This time she is contesting from Rae Bareli Sadar seat at the image of BJP. Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali of AIMIM from Mubarakpur seat has declared the absolute best build up in his property at Rs 77.09 crore. In 2017, Guddu Jamali used to be elected MLA on BSP price tag and his property have been Rs 118.76 crore, which has now change into Rs 195.85 crore. There was an build up of Rs 46.45 crore within the property of BJP candidate from Chhaprauli, Sahendra Singh Ramala. His property in 2017 have been Rs 38.04 crore. There was an build up of Rs 31.99 crore within the property of BJP candidate from Phulpur constituency, Praveen Patel. His property in 2017 have been Rs 8.26 crore.

    their wealth diminished
    A decline of 36% has been recorded within the property of Lakhan Singh Rajput, MLA from Dibiyapur seat. A lower of 35% has been recorded within the property of Ram Govind Choudhary, the SP MLA from Bansdih. His property have come down from Rs 1.60 crore to Rs 1.03 crore. Minority Welfare Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi’s property have additionally come down via 35%. His property have come down from Rs 57 crore to Rs 37 crore. The property of Gaurav Kumar, who used to be MLA from Zaidpur, have additionally come down from Rs 41 lakh to Rs 31 lakh. His wealth has diminished via 24%.

    BJP’s property larger via Rs 3 crore, BSP via Rs 4 crore
    On a median, the property of BJP MLAs have larger via Rs 3 crore whilst that of BSP MLAs have registered an build up of Rs 4 crore. In keeping with the ADR, the common property of 223 BJP MLAs used to be Rs 5.27 crore in 2017, which larger to Rs 8.43 crore in 2022. 8 BSP MLAs are within the fray. On a median, an build up of Rs 4 crore has been registered of their property. A mean build up of two crores has been proven within the property of 55 SP MLAs.

  • UP Chunav 2022: Within the 6th segment, 27% applicants are tainted, simplest fifth and twelfth cross within the title of research, Netaji

    LUCKNOW: The Affiliation for Democratic Reform (ADR) has analyzed the manifesto of the applicants for the 6th segment of the meeting elections and located that 27% of the applicants (182) have felony instances registered towards them. Of those, instances on 23% (151) are critical in nature. Speaking in regards to the Dal-wise figures, 40 out of 48 (83%) of SP, 23 out of 52 (44%) of BJP, 22 out of 56 (39%) of Congress, 22 out of 57 (39%) of BSP and seven out of 51 (14%) of AAP have declared felony instances. From the point of view of great felony instances, the felony instances towards 60% of SP, 39% of BJP, 36% of Congress, 32% of BSP and 10% of AAP applicants are critical in nature.

    35% qualification intermediate or much less
    35% of the sixth degree applicants have intermediate or lesser qualification. The ADR has stated that the training qualification of 234 applicants of Section VI is between fifth and twelfth. 382 i.e. 57% applicants have declared their tutorial qualification as Commencement and above. 6 applicants are degree holders, whilst 44 applicants are literate. 3 applicants are illiterate and one has now not declared his/her tutorial qualification. On the identical time, 37 (65%) constituencies out of 57 within the 6th segment are delicate. 3 or extra applicants have declared felony instances towards themselves in those spaces.

    34% applicants within the age team of 25 to 40 years
    The share of applicants on this segment within the age team of 25 to 40 years is 34, i.e. 226 applicants. The age of 52% i.e. 346 applicants is between 41 to 60 years. 15% i.e. 98 applicants are 61 to 80 years outdated. There are simplest 10% feminine applicants on this degree. Their general quantity is 65.

    maximum instances on
    Some of the applicants for the 6th segment, the utmost selection of felony instances are registered towards Sudhir Singh of BSP. He’s a candidate from the Sahjanwa meeting seat of Gorakhpur. He has 26 instances registered towards him in 27 critical sections. Ashok Chauhan of SubhaSP is 2d some of the applicants with felony instances from Khadda seat of Kushinagar. He has 19 instances registered towards him. In 3rd position is Chandrashekhar, the candidate of Azad Samaj Birthday party’s Gorakhpur meeting constituency. He has 16 instances registered towards him.

    8 instances of atrocities towards ladies
    8 applicants have instances associated with atrocities towards ladies. Two of those applicants also are accused of rape. 8 applicants have instances associated with homicide and 23 associated with try to homicide.

    Whose crorepati candidate

    94% of SP, 81% of BJP, 77% of BSP, 46% of Congress, 28% of AAP, within the 6th segment, 253 (38%) applicants are crorepatis. SP’s Chillupar candidate Vinay Shankar is the richest. His property are 67 crores. SP candidate from Jalalpur seat Rakesh Pandey is 2d with property of 63 crores. BSP’s Rasra candidate Uma Shankar Singh is at quantity 3 with property of Rs 54 crore. 38% applicants have declared legal responsibility on themselves whilst 7% applicants have now not given PAN main points. The typical property of the applicants on this segment is Rs 2.10 crore.

  • ADR Record: Accused of rape and homicide also are within the fray, disclosed within the ADR document

    Lucknow: There are a wide variety of claims of all political events referring to legislation and order and ladies’s protection within the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections. Opposite to those claims, there are allegations like rape and homicide best at the faces who’ve entered the electoral fray. Greater than 22 p.c of the applicants contesting within the 3rd segment within the state have felony circumstances in opposition to them. There also are allegations associated with atrocities in opposition to 11 applicants.

    UP Election Watch and ADR has launched the document card of Section III applicants on Tuesday. The group has analyzed the affidavits of 623 applicants out of 627. On this, 135 applicants have felony circumstances. All of the events have proven generosity in giving tickets to crorepatis.

    103 applicants accused of great crimes
    Within the 3rd segment, elections are to be hung on 59 seats. There are 103 applicants going through severe offenses in opposition to them. It additionally contains crimes like homicide, try to homicide, rape, kidnapping. 38 in step with cent of SP, 36 in step with cent of BJP, 31 in step with cent of BSP, 18 in step with cent of Congress and 22 in step with cent of AAP applicants are going through severe crimes. Ram Prakash Kushwaha, the SP candidate from Akbarpur Rania, is accused of rape.

    BSP candidate from Kanpur Cantt, Mohammad Shafi, has been booked for homicide. Congress’s Hathras candidate Mathura Prasad, who has made girls’s protection a subject matter, and Vivek Dwivedi, AAP’s candidate from Kidwai Nagar, are going through allegations of molestation. 18 applicants on this segment are going through fees of try to homicide. There are 26 seats the place 3 or extra contesting applicants have felony circumstances.

    39 p.c applicants are millionaires, 15 p.c girls tickets
    Within the 3rd segment, there are 245 applicants whose property are in crores. That is 45% of the entire applicants. The typical property of the applicants is two.82 crores. 38% applicants have declared their tutorial qualification between fifth to twelfth, whilst 357 (57%) applicants are graduate or above. 13 applicants are literate and 5 applicants are illiterate.

    39 in step with cent of the contesting applicants are under 40 years of age and 48 in step with cent applicants are within the age staff of 41 to 60 years. 15% of the entire applicants on this level are girls. Congress has fielded most 45 in step with cent girls applicants. BJP has given 16, BSP 12 and SP 9 in step with cent girls tickets.

    richest candidate

    Yashpal Singh Yadav (SP), Babina: 70.74 croreAjay Kapoor (Congress), Kidwainagar: 69.46 crorePramod Kumar (Congress), Aryanagar: 45.78 crore
    maximum circumstances
    Lewis Khurshid (Congress), Farrukhabad: 17 circumstances Saifur Rahman (SP), Firozabad: 12 circumstances Jugendra Singh Yadav (SP), Etah: 10 circumstances
    Such is the horoscope of the applicants
    PartyCandidatesCriminal ImageMillionaireAverage AssetsSP5830(52%)52 (90%)9.19 CrBJP5525(46%)48(87%)6.74 CrCongress5620(36%)29(52%)4.60CrBSP5918(31%)46(78%)4.28CrAAP4911(22) %)18 (37%)1.31 cr