Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- Srinagar- Nearly half of the sitting Lok Sabha members have criminal cases against them, while 75 Rajya Sabha MPs are also facing criminal cases, according to a report submitted to the Supreme Court on Monday.

The affidavit filed by senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appointed amicus curiae in a PIL seeking speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs, said 251 of the 543 Lok Sabha members have declared criminal cases against them. Of these, 170 involve serious offences punishable with imprisonment of five years or more.

In the Rajya Sabha, 75 of 233 members have criminal cases, including 40 cases classified as serious, according to the affidavit, which cited data from the Association for Democratic Reforms....