Govt plans to bar convicted MPs, MLAs from House

IN WHAT is expected to be a delicate balancing act that is being seen as a please-all move, the government has put in motion a plan to amend the law to deal with the issue of criminalisation of politics. The decision comes close on the heels of this month's Supreme Court ruling which held Section 8(4) of the Representation of People Act (RPA) unconstitutional and ordered that MPs, MLAs and MLCs...

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