Dear Indian Voter, You have spent the last 3 years expressing your frustration with the Indian political system. You protested in the streets, went on hunger strikes and ranted on social media. You said you were fed up with corruption and the quality of parliamentarians. This time around, you are supposed to get into action, walk to the booth and vote for change. You must understand that change is not a silver-bullet. It will not be miraculously brought about by ‘one’ Prime Minister. The parliament is formed of 543 elected representatives. Your job is to ensure that your elected representative is not a murderer, rapist or thief. If you vote just for Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi or Arvind Kejriwal you could well end up electing someone with a criminal background into parliament. Is this why you were protesting for the last 3 years? Here’s a look at candidates from these 3 parties for the first five phases: Party Percentage of Crime Accused Candidates in the first 5 phases BJP 34% Congress 23% AAP 18% Political parties will continue to give tickets to those with pending criminal cases. It is your job to reject these candidates. Otherwise, you’ll end up electing criminals and over the next few years, get back into the cycle of cursing the parliament. You will be to blame if this happens. Today you are voting for a new government. This is a great chance for you to make a statement and say no to all candidates with pending criminal cases. Isn’t that the best way for you to ensure that there is systemic cleansing of the parliament. How would you feel about your child marrying someone who has an attempt to murder charge? Would you be comfortable with hiring someone who has pending charges of dacoity and rioting? Why don’t you use the same parameters to select your MPs? Here are some tools to make your job easier: 1) Go to www.myneta.info to see the criminal record, educational background, financial assets/liabilities and declared income of candidates contesting elections from your constituency. 2) To get this information on your mobile phone, send an SMS: Send MYNETA <pincode> to 9246556070 or 56070. Or you can dial *325*35# from your mobile phone. 3) Download this android app to lodge a complaint against any electoral practice that you observe. Good Luck, The Indian Constitution. Data as per the Association for Democratic Reforms Copyright secured by Digiprove
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