Refer to the article ‘Zero-tolerance approach a must to curb crimes against women’; the horrifying rape and killing of a junior doctor at a government medical facility in Kolkata serves as a stark reminder of the grave threat women in the country face every day. While growing calls for swift justice are welcome, are we being realistic? After all, 46 per cent of the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs face criminal cases, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The massive criminalisation of politics in India is a matter of concern. Things will not change for the better until and unless voters decide to pick only the candidates who have integrity and a clean track record.