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Convicted Criminals as Members of the Indian Parliament
[18 Jul 2008 | 7 Comments | ]

Is this the much tom-tommed Indian democracy? The convicted 6 who may decide UPA’s fate:
Among those who hold the key to the survival or fall of the government on July 22 are six jailed MPs, some convicted on serious charges like murder, others accused of heinous crimes. Check out the men who both sides are seeking to woo to win that day.

Pappu Yadav alias Rajesh Ranjan
RJD, Purnea, Bihar
SENTENCED in Feb 2008 for life for murder of former CPM MLA Ajit Sarkar in 1998.

Suraj Bhan
LJSP, Balia, Bihar
SENTENCED To …