Criminals to be kept out of contesting polls?

Couple of years back I had put forward a proposal to keep out the netas that are convicted criminals in a lower court, from contesting polls. See my earlier post here .

Looks like someone got a better sense (thanks to Veerappa Moily) and the government is thinking of making this a law. See the TOI news piece here .

I am excited, even though it is still too early. But this law would go a long way in cleansing our political system. Hopefully somebody somewhere has not given up hope and fighting from within the government to save the future of India.

May it happen...!