Sir — This refers to the report, “Onus on PM to keep tainted netas out of Cabinet: SC” (August 28). A clean and corruption-free administration is what the people desire. But corruption in the corridors of power and among the political class has, of late, become alarming. Many corrupt persons are at the helm of affairs. The Supreme Court has requested the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers not to induct charge-sheeted people, facing trial for offences involving moral turpitude, as Ministers. This is a welcome move. But what will happen when a Prime Minister or a Chief Minister himself has a charge-sheet against himIJ
The apex court should have directed the Union Government to amend the law to ensure that no charge-sheeted person can contest elections in the first place.