Bihar, West Bengal And Kerala Have Highest Number Of Mps And Mlas Facing Criminal Cases

New Delhi: Bihar leads the country with maximum number of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs. West Bengal holds the second place whereas Kerala is third on this ladder of dubious distinction.

According to the statistics compiled by the central government, a total of 1,233 cases were transferred to special courts that were set up under the order of the Supreme Court to fast-track trials in criminal cases pending against lawmakers. Only 136 cases have been disposed of so far and 1097 are still pending.

Bihar had a total of 260 cases transferred to the special courts, of which 11 have been disposed in the last six months while 249 cases remain yet to be decided.

West Bengal has been extremely sluggish in disposing these cases. It had 215 such criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs in March 2018 and not even one has been wrapped up till date. There was no information on disposal of the 178 cases in Kerala.

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