Election commission data shows 15 prominent corporate figures bought electoral bonds: Report
9 months ago

Election commission data shows 15 prominent corporate figures bought electoral bonds: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India's disclosure of electoral bonds data indicates that a total of 333 individuals bought bonds amounting to ₹358.91 crore between April 2019 and January 2024, The Indian Express reported. The Election Commission released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers. Here is the list of 15 individuals: Lakshmi Niwas Mittal : ₹ 35 crore Laxmidas Vallabhdas Merchant : ₹ 25 crore Rahul Bhatia : ₹ 20 crore Inder Thakurdas Jaisinghani : ₹ 14 crore Rajesh Mannalal Agarwal : ₹ 13 crore Harmesh Rahul Joshi & Rahul Jagannath Joshi : ₹ 10 crore each Kiran Mazumdar Shaw : ₹ 6 crore Indrani Patnaik: ₹ 5 crore Sudhakar Kancharla : ₹ 5 crore Abhrajit Mitra : ₹ 4.25 crore Sarojit Kumar Dey : ₹ 3.4 crore Dilip Ramanlal Thacker : ₹ 3 crore Prakash Balwant Mengane : ₹ 3 crore Nirmal Kumar Bathwal : ₹ 2 crore The Election Commission data released on Sunday showed lottery king Santiago Martin's Future Gaming was the biggest purchaser of electoral bonds at ₹1,368 crore, of which nearly 37 per cent went to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The data also showed the BJP received the maximum funds through these bonds at ₹6,986.5 crore since they were introduced in 2018, followed by West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress, Congress and BRS.

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​Pandora’s box: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bonds scheme, emerging details
8 months, 2 weeks ago

​Pandora’s box: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bonds scheme, emerging details

The Hindu  

In the last month or so, ever since the State Bank of India was compelled by the Supreme Court of India to release information on donations via electoral bonds to political parties, emerging details have only confirmed the worst fears of naysayers in regulatory and policy-making institutions about the scheme before it was introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party -led …

Electoral bonds data: 20 firms bought electoral bonds within 3 years of incorporation, despite 3-year rule
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral bonds data: 20 firms bought electoral bonds within 3 years of incorporation, despite 3-year rule

The Hindu  

Despite companies in existence for less than three years not being allowed to make political contributions — even through the electoral bonds route — data shows that at least 20 such newly incorporated firms purchased poll bonds worth about ₹103 crore. Notably, many of these firms were started in 2019 when the Indian economy went through recession or during the …

Electoral Bonds Case: Company electoral bonds purchases exceed 7.5% cap by ₹1,377.9 crore in 2022-24 | Data
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case: Company electoral bonds purchases exceed 7.5% cap by ₹1,377.9 crore in 2022-24 | Data

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s February 15 verdict on electoral bonds had held the deletion of a provision contained in Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013, which enabled unlimited corporate contributions to political parties as “violative of Article 14 of the Indian constitution”. Based on an analysis, the electoral bond data relating to 385 companies that had donated bonds totalling ₹5,362.2 …

Electoral Bonds: 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth ₹582 crore, 75% went to BJP | Data
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds: 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth ₹582 crore, 75% went to BJP | Data

The Hindu  

The sources of funds of at least 45 companies that donated electoral bonds to various political parties are found to be suspect based on a joint analysis by The Hindu and an independent research team. Electoral bonds data | Many pharma companies that bought electoral bonds faced regulatory actions Six companies donated a total of ₹646 crore, out of which …

’Electoral bond issue not only biggest scam in India but...,’ FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s economist husband says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

’Electoral bond issue not only biggest scam in India but...,’ FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s economist husband says

Live Mint  

Renowned economist Parakala Prabhakar has projected that the "electoral bond issue" will cost the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party heavily. Prabhakar, the husband of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, told news channel Reporter TV, "The electoral bond issue will gain much more momentum than what it is today. The BJP received the maximum funds via electoral bonds at ₹6,986.5 crore between …

DC Edit | Only probe can establish facts of murky poll bond sales
8 months, 4 weeks ago

DC Edit | Only probe can establish facts of murky poll bond sales

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India struck down the electoral bond scheme finding it violative of the citizen’s fundamental right to information under Article 19 of the Constitution. The information that has reached the public domain after the State Bank of India, which executed the scheme, handed it over to the Election Commission of India on the orders of the court …

India Reveals Biggest Donors to Modi’s Party Under Now-Banned Electoral Bond
8 months, 4 weeks ago

India Reveals Biggest Donors to Modi’s Party Under Now-Banned Electoral Bond

Live Mint  

-- Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly. Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. was the largest donor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party over the past five years, purchasing about 6.7 billion rupees of electoral bonds, …

Electoral bonds linked to project clearances by BRS government in Telangana
9 months ago

Electoral bonds linked to project clearances by BRS government in Telangana

The Hindu  

The purchase of electoral bonds and subsequent encashment by the then ruling party in Telangana, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, seemed to be closely linked to the award of contracts and opening of new units by donor companies, if the report submitted to the Election Commission is to be believed. Recipients of the bonds bought by pharma major Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories …

BJP made ‘bribes’ legal via electoral bonds: Congress
9 months ago

BJP made ‘bribes’ legal via electoral bonds: Congress

The Hindu  

March 23, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated March 24, 2024 08:52 am IST - NEW DELHI Alleging that the electoral bond scheme ensured that “prepaid, postpaid, and post-raid bribes” could be routed through regular banking channels, the Congress on March 23 reiterated its demand for a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the scheme. Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Congress …

Electoral bonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh
9 months ago

Electoral bonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the electoral bonds are “pre-paid”, “post-paid” and “post-raid” bribes, through which the central government had given Rs.3.8 lakh crore in projects and contracts to private companies in exchange for Rs.2,004 crore in donations to the Bharatiya Janata Party. In its 2019 manifesto, the Congress promised to scrap …

Electoral Bonds data | Firms from Telangana, A.P. loosened purse strings for multiple political parties
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds data | Firms from Telangana, A.P. loosened purse strings for multiple political parties

The Hindu  

From pharmaceutical drugmakers, healthcare providers, infrastructure as well as realty developers to those in educational services, several companies across industries in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh had purchased electoral bonds that were encashed by different political parties. Infrastructure developer Megha Group, through several group firms, which at ₹1,186 crore had emerged as the largest purchaser of electoral bonds from the region, …

Electoral bonds: Who received biggest amount from ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin's firm?
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Who received biggest amount from ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin's firm?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress received ₹540 crore from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming through electoral bonds, becoming the largest beneficiary of the 'Lottery King's' firm. Santiago Martin's company gave ₹509 crore to Tamil Nadu's ruling party DMK, nearly ₹160 crore to Andhra Pradesh's YSR Congress Party, ₹100 crore to BJP and ₹50 crore to Congress. The BJP is the …

Electoral bonds: Who were big donors for ruling BJP? | Check complete data HERE
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Who were big donors for ruling BJP? | Check complete data HERE

India TV News  

Electoral bonds: The Election Commission of India on Thursday published the complete electoral bond data submitted by the State Bank of India on the orders of the Supreme Court. The Bharatiya Janata Party, the biggest beneficiary of electoral bonds with donations worth over Rs 6,000 crore in the last four years of the scheme, got funds from several corporates and …

Electoral bonds: Vedanta biggest donor to Congress with Rs 125 crore contribution
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Vedanta biggest donor to Congress with Rs 125 crore contribution

India TV News  

Electoral bonds: As the Election Commission published the data on the missing piece of Electoral bonds -- unique numbers matching the donors with the political parties which received the contribution, the companies that were the biggest donors to the parties came to the fore. Vedanta Ltd. was the biggest donor of electoral bonds for Congress which was the third largest …

BJP got 84% of electoral bonds bought by top 10 individuals
9 months ago

BJP got 84% of electoral bonds bought by top 10 individuals

Hindustan Times  

The top 10 individual donors bought electoral bonds worth ₹180.2 crore between April 12, 2019 and January 11, 2024, and of this, ₹152.2 crore or 84.5% was donated to the Bharatiya Janata Party, according to the latest tranche of data released by the Election Commission on Thursday. The top donor, ArcelorMittal’s chairperson Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, bought bonds worth ₹35 crore, …

Electoral bonds: Donor-party link public after SC push
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Donor-party link public after SC push

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday released State Bank of India data listing the unique serial number linked with each electoral bond and other details about beneficiaries and donors, allowing the matching purchasers of bonds with the political parties that received the funds. Under the 2018 EB scheme — which was quashed by a Constitution bench of the Supreme …

Electoral bonds full data | Companies under ED, I-T scanner donated poll bonds to BJP, BRS, Congress
9 months ago

Electoral bonds full data | Companies under ED, I-T scanner donated poll bonds to BJP, BRS, Congress

The Hindu  

Many companies that faced regulatory action in the past five years have all donated electoral bonds to the Bharatiya Janata Party in some measure, data released by the Election Commission to comply with the orders of the Supreme Court show. Micro Labs purchased electoral bonds worth ₹16 crore in all, of which ₹7 crore went to the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, …

Electoral bonds full data | Vedanta is biggest donor for Congress, Essel Mining for BJD
9 months ago

Electoral bonds full data | Vedanta is biggest donor for Congress, Essel Mining for BJD

The Hindu  

Vedanta Ltd. was the biggest donor of electoral bonds for the Congress, while Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. was the biggest donor for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. The Congress encashed ₹1,422 crore in total, of which Vedanta Limited contributed ₹125 crore, followed by ₹110 crore that came from Western UP Power Transmission Company limited, a subsidiary of MEIL, and ₹91.6 …

Electoral bonds: ‘Lottery king’ top donor for Opposition, BJP got most from this firm
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: ‘Lottery king’ top donor for Opposition, BJP got most from this firm

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India complied with a Supreme Court order on Thursday by releasing detailed electoral bond data submitted by the State Bank of India. Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited donated electoral bonds worth ₹670 crores to the BJP since April 2019. Qwik Supply Chain, an affiliate of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance group, contributed ₹375 to the BJP through electoral …

Electoral Bond full data | Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC, MEIL ₹548 crore to BJP
9 months ago

Electoral Bond full data | Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC, MEIL ₹548 crore to BJP

The Hindu  

Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures, Ltd. donated ₹584 crore to the BJP – the most by a donor for any single party. Its subsidiary Western UP Power Transmission Company, Ltd. donated ₹110 crore to the Indian National Congress, followed by ₹80 crore to the BJP, data released by the Election Commission on Thursday revealed. Lottery magnate Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming …

Rs 8,251 Cr Worth Electoral Bonds Were Encashed by BJP, Says SBI
9 months ago

Rs 8,251 Cr Worth Electoral Bonds Were Encashed by BJP, Says SBI

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Thursday released the last tranche of data supplied by the State Bank of India pertaining to the electoral bonds. The BJP, encashed the highest number of bonds worth of Rs 8,251.8 crore – close to 50 per cent of the total Rs 16,518 crore. Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited the second …

Electoral Bonds case | SBI confirms to Supreme Court its ‘complete disclosure’ of electoral bonds data
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds case | SBI confirms to Supreme Court its ‘complete disclosure’ of electoral bonds data

The Hindu  

The State Bank of India on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has made a “complete disclosure” of all the details regarding the purchase and encashment of electoral bonds in its possession and custody to the Election Commission of India for publication on its official website. In an affidavit, SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said that the information shared …

Electoral Bonds Misinformation Debunked: From 'Pak Funding' Myths To Politicians Twisting Data
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds Misinformation Debunked: From 'Pak Funding' Myths To Politicians Twisting Data

ABP News  

A Google search for Hub Power Company in India directed us to a Delhi-based enterprise registered in 2018 as a proprietorship on the official Goods and Service Tax website. SII's Rs 52 crore donation via 'electoral bonds' Another viral post on social media claimed that the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India donated over Rs 50 crore to the …

Electoral Bonds: Many pharma companies that bought electoral bonds faced regulatory actions
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds: Many pharma companies that bought electoral bonds faced regulatory actions

The Hindu  

March 19, 2024 07:21 pm | Updated March 20, 2024 03:19 pm IST On March 15, The Hindu reported that many top purchasers of electoral bonds had also been under the Enforcement Directorate’s or the Income Tax Department’s scanner at some point in the last five years. Complete coverage | Making sense of the electoral bonds data Pharma companies Hetero …

Electoral bonds: Infosys, BIOCON, Megha Engineering among top donors to JD(S)
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Infosys, BIOCON, Megha Engineering among top donors to JD(S)

Hindustan Times  

HD Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal received donations from corporate giants including Infosys, BIOCON, Embassy Group and JSW Steel via electoral bonds between March 20, 2018 to April 18, 2023, the party's submission to the Election Commission had stated. The JD, which received donations worth ₹89.75 crore received via electoral bonds, was among the political parties which shared details of donors. …

Mother of Democracy? Electoral Bonds are the Annihilation of Democratic Values
9 months ago

Mother of Democracy? Electoral Bonds are the Annihilation of Democratic Values

The Quint  

Fresh data on the purchase patterns of electoral bonds emerged over the weekend. According to an investigation by The Quint, “The new figures revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party received Rs 2,658.35 crore in electoral bonds between 9 March 2018 and 11 April 2019. The Congress party received Rs 530.1 crore, Trinamool Congress got Rs 97.28 crore, and the Biju …

Electoral Bonds: IT majors such as Infosys, Cyient and Zensar on list of donors
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds: IT majors such as Infosys, Cyient and Zensar on list of donors

Live Mint  

Electoral Bonds: Information technology and engineering services companies, including Infosys, Cyient, and Zensar Technologies, have been identified as donors to political parties through the electoral bonds scheme, as per data released on March 17 by the Election Commission of India. Party-wise list of funding through EBS made public on March 17 — The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds totalling …

Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same
9 months ago

Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same

Op India  

As the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections are approaching, the issue of political donations via electoral bonds has surged to the forefront. Days before the General Elections’ dates were announced, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to publish all the details of donors and political parties that received donations via electoral bonds. Furthermore, regional parties like DMK and …

ECI uploads more data on bonds till November 2023
9 months ago

ECI uploads more data on bonds till November 2023

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Sunday uploaded all electoral bond-related documents that it received from political parties in 2019 and November 2023 in sealed covers, which it had subsequently submitted to the Supreme Court. Between April 12, 2019 and February 15, 2024, VM Salgaocar and Brother bought bonds worth ₹1.5 crore while an associated company, VM Salgaocar Corporation Private …

Electoral bonds: A key poll plank for anti-BJP forces
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: A key poll plank for anti-BJP forces

Hindustan Times  

The disclosure about the Bharatiya Janata Party’s earnings from electoral bonds is expected to fuel the opposition’s narrative against the ruling party and will be a key bone of contention in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to begin from April 19. Following the disclosures, BJP spokesperson RP Singh said, of the ₹20,000 crore-odd electoral bonds, only ₹6,000 crore has …

Electoral bonds: Election commission releases data. Which party received how much? 10 points
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Election commission releases data. Which party received how much? 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Sunday released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers, following a directive from the apex court to make it available to the public. The Election Commission of India made data received from political parties on electoral bonds public on Sunday. The election …

Fresh details offer peek at donor details of 11 parties
9 months, 1 week ago

Fresh details offer peek at donor details of 11 parties

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI ​New data uploaded by the Election Commission on Sunday revealed donor details for at least some of the parties, something that was missing in the data released on March 14. Among the three parties that have revealed donors up to September 2023, the DMK is the biggest recipient with bond donations of ₹662.5 crore, followed by the JD …

Biggest purchaser of Electoral bonds is a Lottery firm, EC reveals in fresh details
9 months, 1 week ago

Biggest purchaser of Electoral bonds is a Lottery firm, EC reveals in fresh details

Firstpost  

Providing details after April 12, 2019, the EC’s report revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest beneficiary of the electoral bonds scheme, receiving Rs 6,061 crore in political donations over the last five years The Election Commission of India has disclosed additional details regarding electoral bonds, including the amount redeemed per political party on March 17. Political …

Electoral bonds | Biggest beneficiaries claim inability to reveal donor names
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds | Biggest beneficiaries claim inability to reveal donor names

The Hindu  

Most large recipients of funding via electoral bonds, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, and the Trinamool Congress have not shared any details about their donors, in submissions made to the Election Commission of India under the direction of the Supreme Court in May 2019 and November 2023. For full coverage | Making sense of the electoral bonds data …

EC Makes New Electoral Bonds Data Public
9 months, 1 week ago

EC Makes New Electoral Bonds Data Public

Deccan Chronicle  

According to data uploaded by the EC, out of the total Rs 656.5 crore the DMK got, 83 per cent of the party's total donations amounting to Rs 509 crore came from the controversial Future Gaming and Hotel Services. Its rival party in Tamil Nadu AIADMK got a total of Rs 6.05 crore, out of which India Cements, alone donated …

In Northeast, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds
9 months, 1 week ago

In Northeast, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Only two parties from the North-East – both from Sikkim – received funds through the electoral bonds scheme introduced in 2018, two data sets five years apart uploaded by the Election Commission of India revealed. According to the data shared by the State Bank of India last week, the Sikkim Democratic Front, which ruled the Himalayan State from December …

Jairam Ramesh takes ‘black money’ dig at BJP over electoral bonds data
9 months, 1 week ago

Jairam Ramesh takes ‘black money’ dig at BJP over electoral bonds data

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at the central government over the electoral bonds and alleged that they have “conspired” to “route black money” into BJP's accounts through the scheme. According to the Congress leader, the electoral bonds scheme was the “biggest extortion racket” run by the ruling government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh Ramesh's comments came …

DMK got ₹509 crore in electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services
9 months, 1 week ago

DMK got ₹509 crore in electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services

The Hindu  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam received ₹656.5 crore in total through the electoral bond route, of which ₹509 crore was received from Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming and Hotel services, the largest donor to political parties in the country. Of the ₹1,368 crore worth of bonds purchased by Future Gaming and Hotel Services between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024, 37% …

Biggest loot in Indian history under the garb of electoral bonds: M. M. Hassan
9 months, 1 week ago

Biggest loot in Indian history under the garb of electoral bonds: M. M. Hassan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of being untainted by corruption has fallen apart with the publication of partial data of electoral bond purchase, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee acting president M.M. The biggest loot in Indian history has been carried out under the garb of electoral bonds. Ramesh, which purchased electoral bonds worth ₹45 crore in two tranches soon after it …

DMK received ₹509 crore in Electoral Bonds from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming
9 months, 1 week ago

DMK received ₹509 crore in Electoral Bonds from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming

Op India  

The Election Commission on Sunday, 17th March, published another set of data related to Electoral Bonds. Earlier on 14th March the ECI had released two sets of data received from SBI, one giving details of purchasers of electoral bonds, and the other giving details of bonds encashed by political parties. And as per this data, DMK received ₹509 crore from …

‘Electoral bonds is an experiment’: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Electoral bonds is an experiment’: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday reacted to the concerns raised on the electoral bonds data, saying that it is just an “experiment”, adding that “questions are raised when a new thing comes up”. RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale “It is not that electoral bonds have suddenly been introduced today, it was brought earlier also. Hence, the …

Electoral bonds: DMK got ₹509 crore from Santiago Martin's lottery firm
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: DMK got ₹509 crore from Santiago Martin's lottery firm

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday revealed fresh data linked to the electoral bonds scheme. Per the fresh details, MK Stalin-led DMK received ₹656.5 crore through electoral bonds, including those purchased by Santiago Martin's lottery-selling firm, Future Gaming company. The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data received in the digitized form from the registry of the …

Electoral bonds: DMK got ₹509 crore from Santiago Martin's lottery firm
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: DMK got ₹509 crore from Santiago Martin's lottery firm

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday revealed fresh data linked to the electoral bonds scheme. Per the fresh details, MK Stalin-led DMK received ₹656.5 crore through electoral bonds, including those purchased by Santiago Martin's lottery-selling firm, Future Gaming company. The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data received in the digitized form from the registry of the …

Election Commission makes public new electoral bonds data
9 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission makes public new electoral bonds data

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission released new data regarding electoral bonds purchased by individuals and redeemed by political parties on its website on Sunday. The Election Commission had previously submitted data on electoral bonds purchased in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court on April 12, 2019. Key takeaways from ECI electoral bonds data • The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds …

Electoral bonds display ‘scientific corruption’ methods of the BJP: Former Puducherry CM
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds display ‘scientific corruption’ methods of the BJP: Former Puducherry CM

The Hindu  

Accusing the BJP of indulging in “scientific corruption” to raise party funds, former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Saturday demanded a detailed probe into the money received through the electoral bond scheme, by the BJP. Addressing a press conference, he said details emerging from the disclosures made on purchasers of electoral bonds revealed that many of the donors were …

Amit Shah reacts to Supreme Court's electoral bonds verdict: ‘Fully respect order but…’
9 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah reacts to Supreme Court's electoral bonds verdict: ‘Fully respect order but…’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday reacted to the Supreme Court's verdict on electoral bonds, saying that the scheme was an initiative to end the domination of black money in Indian politics. In a landmark verdict delivered on February 15, a five-judge Constitution bench scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme that allowed anonymous political funding, calling it "unconstitutional". Out …

AAP dares BJP to disclose details of funds received through electoral bonds
9 months, 1 week ago

AAP dares BJP to disclose details of funds received through electoral bonds

The Hindu  

A day after the Election Commission of India published on its website the electoral bonds data, Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party to disclose the details of the overall funds received by it. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Bhardwaj said electoral bonds were thrust upon the country by the BJP-led Central government despite opposition …

Rahul Gandhi calls electoral bonds an extortion racket by PM Modi
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi calls electoral bonds an extortion racket by PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds are a means to extort money from corporate behemoths using pressure by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, and income tax department, said senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, in a fierce attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a way of intimidating corporates and forcing them to give money to the BJP against allotment …

Data on electoral bonds gives Opposition some ammunition ahead of Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Data on electoral bonds gives Opposition some ammunition ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

The disclosure of electoral bonds data by the Election Commission of India and the State Bank of India has added new ammunition to the Opposition’s arsenal ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, people aware of the matter said on Friday, adding that INDIA bloc parties devised plans to use the data to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party. Under the plan, …

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