SC judgement on convicted MPs, MLAs: Who said what

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said that MPs and MLAs who are convicted by a trial court in any criminal case face instant disqualification. While this will not be applied retrospectively to MPs and MLAs who have appealed against convictions, the apex court said that this will mean that MPs and MLAs contesting elections in the future will be disqualified the day they’re convicted by a court. [caption id=“attachment_945857” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The Supreme Court of India. Reuters[/caption] The judgement was welcomed by members across political parties and government institutions. Here are some reactions: Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP): We welcome the Supreme Court’s verdict. SY qureshi (Former CEC): This is a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court. This will lead to a lot of transparency. This SC verdict gives us something to look forward to. D Raja (CPI): The SC judgement on convicted politicians is historic, will have far reaching implications. Sushilkumar Shinde: Don’t know what the judgment is. We will analyse the judgment and then only comment.