For this Indian Politician, Jail time & Criminal record is a Badge of Honour
Now what would you say to this Indian Politician, for whom, Jail time & Criminal record is a Badge of Honour. As per one report:
When he decided to run for a parliamentary seat from this impoverished, and mainly low-caste constituency in northeast India, Kameshwar Baitha made no effort to sugarcoat his criminal record. Obediently, he catalogued the serious charges pending against him, all of which he says are false.
There were 17 for murder, 22 for attempted murder, 6 for assault with a dangerous weapon, 5 for theft, 2 for extortion, and so on, a legacy from Baitha's previous career as a leader of the local Maoist insurgency. On top of that was the fact that he was in jail.
But this did not hurt him with voters here, noted his son, Babban Kumar, who hopes to follow his father into politics. With people in this area, who look to elected leaders as Robin Hood figures, it may have helped.
"You have to fight against something, how else can you get into politics?" Kumar said. "Without going to jail, you cannot be a big politician." New impulses are rippling through Indian politics this year, as a growing, urbanized middle class demands that hundreds of tainted politicians be driven from the system. Read more.....In India's politics, jail time is a badge of honour
When he decided to run for a parliamentary seat from this impoverished, and mainly low-caste constituency in northeast India, Kameshwar Baitha made no effort to sugarcoat his criminal record. Obediently, he catalogued the serious charges pending against him, all of which he says are false.
There were 17 for murder, 22 for attempted murder, 6 for assault with a dangerous weapon, 5 for theft, 2 for extortion, and so on, a legacy from Baitha's previous career as a leader of the local Maoist insurgency. On top of that was the fact that he was in jail.
But this did not hurt him with voters here, noted his son, Babban Kumar, who hopes to follow his father into politics. With people in this area, who look to elected leaders as Robin Hood figures, it may have helped.
"You have to fight against something, how else can you get into politics?" Kumar said. "Without going to jail, you cannot be a big politician." New impulses are rippling through Indian politics this year, as a growing, urbanized middle class demands that hundreds of tainted politicians be driven from the system. Read more.....In India's politics, jail time is a badge of honour
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