Should Tax Payers' Money Be Wasted for That?

Should Tax Payers' Money Be Wasted for That?

In our poll history, we have seen many instances of a sitting member of a State Assembly contesting for a Parliament seat. If the candidate wins the election, it results in an unwarranted Assembly election. Similarly, there have been umpteen instances of a candidate contesting for two Assembly or Parliament seats in an election and if he wins both seats, his resignation from one of the seats leading to another unwarranted election. Then there are also cases of sitting Members of the Rajya Sabha contesting for Lok Sabha seats. In these cases, the country's precious resources and tax payers' money are used for conducting totally avoidable bye elections without an iota of justification,  for a totally unavoidable personal cause, for the benefit of a  few selfish politicians. 

It is high time that a sitting MLA contesting for a Parliament seat, one candidate contesting for more than one Assembly or Parliament constituency  and a sitting Rajya Sabha MP contesting for Lok Sabha were prohibited through constitutional amendments.