Role that Media can play

♤ Conducting sting operations to put forward true nature of a candidate.

♤ Keeping the electorate aware and informed which would ultimately strengthen the democracy.

♤ Refusing to advertise for person involved in criminal activities.

♤ Keeping a watch on the funding mechanism of the political parties i.e. usage of black money.

♤ Helping security forces to track down the hired goons.

Along with these, other electoral reforms also need to be undertaken such as Right to Reject, Right to Recall, amending Representation of People’s Act to debar convicted MPs and MLAs for life from contesting elections, bringing political parties under RTI etc. to ensure that entry of criminal elements in our democratic process is minimized.