Indian political scandals

[edit] 1900s
Telecom scam (Sukh Ram)
HDW Submarine
Bitumen scam
Tansi land deal
JMM Bribery Scandal
St Kitts case
Urea scam
Anantnag transport subsidy scam
1971 Nagarwala scandal
Fodder scam
1975: Declaration of Emergency
Churhat lottery scam

[edit] 1990s
Bofors Scandal (1990)
Animal Husbandry Case (1990)
Bombay Stock Exchange Manipulation & Fraud by Harshad Mehta (1992)
Hawala scandal (1993)
Sukh Ram (1996)
Fodder Scam in Bihar (1996)
Kerala SNC Lavalin power scandal (1997)

[edit] 2000s
Ketan Parekh Scandal, Barak Missile Deal Scandal, Tehelka Scandal (2001)
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 fraud.
[edit] 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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