Tag: CRIMINAL

POLICY MAKERS The criminalisation of Indian politics has led to a deadlock in the democratic culture of the nation, making it impossible for people to hold accountable representatives with criminal records. Public accountability accompanied by a vigilant citizenry can help decriminalise Indian politics. Priyanka Yadav

Delhi HC dismisses begging as a criminal offence and suggests that begging is only symptomatic of the greater disease of economic disparity. This reminds us of the failures of a nation-state and the irony of a democracy.