While refusing to entertain a PIL of eminent citizens
seeking direction to Election Commission to verify details of persons
contesting polls , the Supreme Court remarked :
" It was
for Parliament to act, as the court cannot ask the Election Commission to
undertake this exercise
How do you expect the Election Commission to go on
verifying details of thousands and thousands of candidates ? The task of
verifying details including assets of candidates is cumbersome
The election reforms are long awaited . Only they (
legislature ) can make law , but we know that they will not do this
Persuade them ( Election Commission ) , outside the
court . Let us see how they respond "
I get a feeling that Shri Arun Jaitleyji and the Income
Tax Department overheard the honorable judges of the Supreme Court !
For 2016-17 assessment year, the tax department has
unveiled new income tax return form
For persons with income above Rs 50 lakhs, it requires
submission of following details ( with cost of each item ) :
* All immovable
assets ( such as land / buildings etc )
* All movable
assets ( such as Cash, Jewellery , Vehicles , Yachts etc )
* All
liabilities ( such as loans )
Here is what the Election Commission should do next :
* Insist that
each and every contestant files along with his / her nomination
affidavit , copies
of his / her income tax returns for past 3 years
That still leaves the question of " Verification
"
Answer
:
Alternative # 1 :
Using " Sampling Technique ", randomly select
10 % of the contestants and ask Income Tax authorities to verify their assets /
liabilities
Alternative # 2 :
Select ( for verification ) those contestants , whose
incomes have grown by more than 25 % over the past 3 returns
Electoral Reforms is merely a question of necessary "
Will " on part of the Administrative wing
But even there , do not expect much when bureaucrats
and ministers themselves , fail to submit their Assets Declarations to PM every
year !
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04 April 2016
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