List of Indian political scandals
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This is a list of Indian political scandals, real or alleged.
1900s
* Telecom scam (Sukh Ram) still out HCSM (High class Society Member)
* HDW Submarine Navy chief
* Bitumen scam* Tansi land deal
* JMM Bribery Scandal - PV Narasimharao & co -HCSM not proved
* St Kitts case - Chandra Swamy - Not proved
* Urea scam Pv Narasimha rao & Sons
* Anantnag transport subsidy scam
* 1971 Nagarwala scandal
* Fodder scam
* 1975: Declaration of Emergency
* Churhat lottery scam
1990s
* Bofors Scandal (1990) Shri PV Singh &Congress Co
* Animal Husbandry Case (1990)
* Bombay Stock Exchange Manipulation & Fraud by Harshad Mehta (1992)
* Hawala scandal (1993)
* Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (1995)
* Sukh Ram (1996)
* Fodder Scam in Bihar (1996)
* Kerala SNC Lavalin power scandal (1997)
* [Countless Corruption and Illegal Money Sources], [J. Jayalalitha, AIADMK chief]----Still some cases are running in court
2000s
* Ketan Parekh Scandal, Barak Missile Deal Scandal, Tehelka Scandal (2001)
* Army-Coffins Scandal, MIG-Fighter Jets
* Taj corridor case (2002-2003)
* Telgi scandal (2003)
* Nitish Katara Murder Case (2004)
* Oil-for-food programme scam (Natwar Singh) (2005)
* Jessica Lal case (2006)
* Human Trafficking Scam involving Babubhai Katara.
* Gujarat Fake Encounter Controversy (2007)
* Cash-for-votes scandal in the federal parliament (2008)
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* Satyam scandal.
* [Spectrum Scandal],[M.P.Raja, DMK FAMILY][2009]
Criminal-politicians
In Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2002, candidates with criminal records won 206 out of 403 seats in the assembly, i.e. more criminals were elected than regular politicians. In Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007 74% more criminal politicians were given tickets by the mainstream parties.
See a list of some Indian criminal-politicians.
Manmohan Singh has said the country needed a law to define the meaning of "criminal" - and who should or should not be a minister.[1]
In July 2008 Washington Times reported that nearly a fourth of the 540 Indian Parliament members faced criminal charges, "including human trafficking, immigration rackets, embezzlement, rape and even murder".[2]
[edit] Notable convicted or charged criminals
* Shibu Soren allegedly started his political career by using mob attacks to eliminate political opponents. He became a minister in 2004. He continues as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand as of 2008 even though he has been sentenced to life for murder.
* In 2005, a charged serial killer and terrorist Raghuraj Pratap Singh became the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies.
* Pappu Kalani is currently on bail in 19 cases including eight murders[3] and was most recently elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for Ulhasnagar.
* Mohammad Shahabuddin is the Member of Parliament from Siwan, Bihar. He is currently serving a life sentence for kidnapping with intent to murder, and is facing trial in more than thirty criminal cases including eight of murder, twenty of attempted murder, as well as kidnapping, extortion, etc.[4][5]
* Uttar Pradesh 2007 election, Pawan Pandey (Apna Dal, supported by Bharatiya Janata Party) had 63 criminal cases pending against him, the highest number of cases pending against any candidate in the election.[6]
* Mayawati is the richest politician in India. Several cases are pending against her. Among others, her administration planned to build a shopping center next to the Taj Mahal.
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