NewsX : Indian parliament passes bill to allow murderers and convicts contest elections

New Delhi: Negating a Supreme Court order, Parliament today passed a bill that maintains the right of those in jail to contest polls, with the government saying the court verdict was wrong and the Legislature has Constitutional duty to correct it. The Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 was rushed through in the Lok Sabha and passed within about 15 minutes after a brief discussion.

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