POLL REFORMS BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH ORDINANCE BEFORE ELECTIONS TO BIHAR STATE ASSEMBLY
Bureau,Odishabarta
DELHI:Election Commission is to announce poll-schedule on 25.09.2020 for elections to Bihar state-assembly. At least some basic public-friendly poll-reforms requiring no discussion must be implemented through ordinance to be implemented in these elections.
A sitting MLC or MP must resign first from earlier seat before filing nomination for elections to Bihar state-assembly. No person should be allowed to contest from more than one constituency to avoid wastage of public-money on a candidate winning from more than one constituency.
All those getting votes less than NOTA should be disqualified for life to contest any future election even though any second-runner after NOTA wins the election. Such a provision will have multiple advantages to pave way for clean politics. Political parties will be compelled to field good candidates rather than professional politicians having lost public-support. Nuisance caused by non-serious candidates becoming vote-slitter will be auto-checked where a vast majority of 86-percent candidates in 2019-elections to Lok Sabha lost security-deposits.
Even after announcement of results, an MP may automatically lose membership of Parliament on taking oath as minister in Bihar state-assembly. Likewise any state-legislator may lose membership on taking oath as minister at the centre. Legislators in states and centres may be disqualified for contesting elections for life in case of mid-term resignation from the legislative body. State-legislators and Parliamentarians must not be allowed to hold membership of civic bodies in tune with one-person one-post norm. Likewise elected representatives must not be allowed to hold party-posts simultaneously.
Input;Ms.Madhu
