Supriya Vows to Introduce Bill Against Horse Trading in Elections

NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday said she would move a bill in Parliament seeking greater transparency in elections where allegations of horse trading arise, an assertion coming amid claims of inducements and pressure tactics in the upcoming Maharashtra legislative council polls. She said either these elections should be discontinued in their present form, or open voting should be



introduced.

"I will move a bill in Parliament seeking structural changes to the electoral process.. Allegations of horse-trading during elections must stop. Polls from sarpanch to Lok Sabha should be transparent," Sule said here after an event. She defended the recent withdrawal of some candidates by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents ahead of the June 18 elections to 16 legislative council seats from the local self-government bodies.