With elections lurking in the horizon, the tone and tenor of speeches of leaders of the main political parties are sending a chill down my spine. Character assassination, insinuations and innuendos are being freely bandied about and allegations and counter-allegations are coming thick and fast. It seems these leaders are completely divorced from the grim reality of murderously high prices of essential commodities and resultant unbearable and untold misery of the common people of India and these so-called leaders living in their make-belief world are trading charges and counter-charges!! What is the future of democracy in India?? Give your views.

I also notice that as the election draws near things are changing, today the supreme court has changed its stand on criminals contesting elections from inside the prison, is this making way for DMK and other parties whose members are charged with corruption but not sentenced...Of course the election speeches are not just ugly, they are very immature and undignified and one wonders how we can hand over the nation to such leaders..[/quote

We cannot blame Supreme Court. The supreme Court had to give decision based on law passed by parliament. The parliament had recently amended law and so the apex court had no option.

I also notice that as the election draws near things are changing, today the supreme court has changed its stand on criminals contesting elections from inside the prison, is this making way for DMK and other parties whose members are charged with corruption but not sentenced...Of course the election speeches are not just ugly, they are very immature and undignified and one wonders how we can hand over the nation to such leaders..

We cannot blame Supreme Court. The supreme Court had to give decision based on law passed by parliament. The parliament had recently amended law and so the apex court had no option.

I also notice that as the election draws near things are changing, today the supreme court has changed its stand on criminals contesting elections from inside the prison, is this making way for DMK and other parties whose members are charged with corruption but not sentenced...Of course the election speeches are not just ugly, they are very immature and undignified and one wonders how we can hand over the nation to such leaders..

I also notice that as the election draws near things are changing, today the supreme court has changed its stand on criminals contesting elections from inside the prison, is this making way for DMK and other parties whose members are charged with corruption but not sentenced...Of course the election speeches are not just ugly, they are very immature and undignified and one wonders how we can hand over the nation to such leaders..[/quote

We cannot blame Supreme Court. The supreme Court had to give decision based on law passed by parliament. The parliament had recently amended law and so the apex court had no option.

It is no doubt true that the role of the Apex court is well laid down in the Constitution but the question here is that the highest court of the land has not been very consistent in its decision on the same issue and I need not cite such cases. More importantly the Apex court enjoys a unique power to strike down any legislation which is not in consonance with the constitutional provisions to be more specific, known as ultra vires the Constitutions. Based on this interpretation, Manmohan Singh's government to welcome criminals into the holy portals of legislation-making is simply impossible.

Indians are becoming worst. It is we who are increasing corruption and crime in the society by motivating the politicians to spread it further. This is the future of democracy. Corrupt people needs corrupt politicians to run the country. We are not honest so our ministers are not honest.