So the 2019 election has come to a close and the results are before you. According to the Association of Democratic Rights (ADR), the graph of our parliamentarians with criminal backgrounds is steadily increasing: 2004 had 24%, 2009 had 33%, 2014 had 34% and – hold your breath – 2019 has a massive 43% of the 539 winning candidates with criminal cases pending against them. Former Election Commissioner S.Y Quraishi rightly states that “half our law-makers are law-breakers!” The ADR report also states that 29% members of the new Lok Sabha have admitted to having cases of serious crimes against them, such as murder, rape or attempt to murder. And 29% of MPs are facing cases related to hate speech.
— source newsclick.in | 06 Jun 2019