Of
the 182 MLAs,31 per cent have criminal records while 51 per cent are crorepatis
Ahmedabad
Mirror Bureau
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With 51 per cent elected candidates
having assets worth Rs 5 crore and more and31percentwithcriminal cases against
them,candidates with money and muscle power have been successful in the 2012
state election,according to a report by Gujarat Election Watch.
Of the 182 elected MLAs,57 have
criminal cases against them.Twentyfour of these 57 MLAs face serious charges,
said Jagdeep Chhokar,the convener of Mahiti Adhikar Pahel,an umbrella
organisation of more than 70 NGOs in state and a member of Association of
Democratic Reform.
Janata Dal (United) candidate Chhotu
Vasava,former minister of state for home Amit Shah and BJP general secretary
Shankar Chaudhary,Shehra candidate Jetha Bharwad (Ahir) and Congress candidate
from Talala Jashubhai Barad are the top five candidates with criminal cases
having serious criminal cases like murder,kidnapping and theft against them.In
fact,Jetha Bharwad has declared rape charges against him.
We request the party to avoid making
people with criminal cases pending against them ministers.The purpose of
presenting this report before the state government to ensure that parties are
aware of the criminal records of their candidates, Chhokar said.
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