SC Scraps Electoral Bonds Scheme, but Only After Netas Pocketed Rs 16,000 Crores
10 months, 1 week ago

SC Scraps Electoral Bonds Scheme, but Only After Netas Pocketed Rs 16,000 Crores

The Quint  

That’s the amount of money that political parties across the spectrum have pocketed under the secretive electoral bonds scheme since 2018, while petitions languished in the Supreme Court. Party-wise figures available till the end of the financial year 2022-23 show that of the Rs 12,000 crores coming in via the scheme since its inception, over Rs 6,500 crores went to the BJP, which is over 55 per cent of the total amount. The Congress and the Trinamool Congress trail way behind at around Rs 1,000 crores each. In a country where the role of money power in elections is well known, such disproportionately high funding flowing to a particular party, thanks to a political donation scheme that is totally opaque to the public, gives that political party a massive advantage.

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SC turns down plea for SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC turns down plea for SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a clutch of petitions seeking a special investigation team probe under judicial supervision into an alleged scam involving political financing through electoral bonds, noting that the claims were based on assumptions and had not yet undergone the normal legal process. SC turns down plea for SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme While the petitioners …

INTERVIEW | ‘Regional parties a key factor in many states,’ says Sukhbir Singh Badal
8 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Regional parties a key factor in many states,’ says Sukhbir Singh Badal

New Indian Express  

Q: What’s your take on the electoral bonds issue? Q: The INDIA bloc has been accusing the BJP of trying to crush opposition by misusing central agencies, your take on it? The Congress, which heads the INDIA alliance, is responsible not only for attacking Sri Darbar Sahib with tanks and mortars, but is also responsible for the genocide of Sikhs …

Rahul calls electoral bonds world’s biggest ‘extortion scheme’, attacks Modi
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul calls electoral bonds world’s biggest ‘extortion scheme’, attacks Modi

Hindustan Times  

Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called the now-scrapped electoral bonds the world’s biggest “extortion scheme” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “champion of corruption” as the Congress leader addressed a press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Ghaziabad, which is due to go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of national polls. …

​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 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 …

Jairam Ramesh says nation paid price for BJP’s compulsion to get donations at all costs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jairam Ramesh says nation paid price for BJP’s compulsion to get donations at all costs

The Hindu  

The Congress on April 4 alleged that the nation has had to pay a price as the BJP’s “compulsion” to get donations at all costs prompted the government to come up with the electoral bond scheme despite the Reserve Bank of India’s advice against it. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh made these remarks on The Hindu news report on Thursday …

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 …

Sordid scheme: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, electoral financing
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sordid scheme: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, electoral financing

The Hindu  

Following the Supreme Court of India-ordered release of the final tranche of data from the State Bank of India, it has now been possible to get a nearly complete picture of electoral financing, which was once an opaque route. The SBI had to release data of the unique numbers for electoral bonds purchased by corporate and individual donors and later …

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

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 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 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 …

India’s voters deserve a bond — of probity
9 months ago

India’s voters deserve a bond — of probity

The Hindu  

There are a few basic tenets of good laws and public policies: lack of ambiguity, enforceability, predictability, and accountability. As a solution, the Finance Minister proposed a reform, the EBS, which “will bring about greater transparency and accountability in political funding, while preventing future generation of black money”. However, the real twist in the tale is that according to Section …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bonded favours: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, sordid revelations
9 months, 1 week ago

Bonded favours: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, sordid revelations

The Hindu  

Sordid revelations that keep pouring from the disclosure of details about the purchasers and recipients of electoral bonds confirm the early apprehension of sceptics that the anonymous political funding scheme will have undesirable consequences. Ranging from likely quid pro quo deals to flagrant proximity between companies being investigated by central agencies and the purchase of electoral bonds worth hundreds of …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED

The Hindu  

All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored special investigation into the electoral bonds scheme through which the ruling BJP has encashed ₹6,065 crore over five years and said the bank accounts of the BJP must be frozen till the completion of the probe. Mr. Kharge said that several companies purchased electoral bonds soon after …

Congress whines about electoral bonds without ever stopping receiving them
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress whines about electoral bonds without ever stopping receiving them

Op India  

On Thursday, the Election Commission of India published the raw data of the Electoral Bonds they had received from the SBI, giving a fresh lease of life to conspiracy theorists who have long been accusing the Centre of corruption without offering any evidence, with the hopes of pinning them down in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. A raft of propagandists …

Making sense of the electoral bonds data
9 months, 1 week ago

Making sense of the electoral bonds data

The Hindu  

In a latest development in the electoral bonds case, the Supreme Court on March 18 asked the State Bank of India to disclose “full details” related to the electoral bonds, including the alphanumeric number that would disclose the link between the buyer and the recipient political party. Among political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds worth ₹6,060.5 crore …

Electoral bonds LIVE highlights: BJP redeemed bonds worth ₹6061 cr followed by TMC
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds LIVE highlights: BJP redeemed bonds worth ₹6061 cr followed by TMC

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds LIVE highlights: The State Bank of India provided the Election Commission with electoral bond details on Tuesday, following the Supreme Court's dismissal of the bank's request for an extended deadline to disclose such information. Electoral bonds LIVE updates: The Election Commission of India complied with the Supreme Court's directives on Thursday by uploading the electoral bonds data provided …

Future Gaming and Hotel Services purchased Rs 1,368 crores worth electoral bonds, most among firms
9 months, 1 week ago

Future Gaming and Hotel Services purchased Rs 1,368 crores worth electoral bonds, most among firms

The Hindu  

Future Gaming and Hotel Services PR whose managing director is the well known lottery magnate Santiago Martin, is the largest donor to political parties for the period April 12, 2019 to January 24, 2024, the electoral bonds data released by the Election Commission, on receipt from the State Bank of India, revealed. The table shows the donors who purchased Electoral …

Electoral bonds data: BJP received Rs 6,060 crore, highest among all parties
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds data: BJP received Rs 6,060 crore, highest among all parties

The Hindu  

March 14, 2024 10:18 pm | Updated March 21, 2024 09:02 pm IST The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds worth ₹6060.5 crore — the highest among all parties — between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024. The All India Trinamool Congress received ₹1,609.50 crore via this route followed by the Congress ₹1,421.9 crore, the second and third biggest …

BJP misused central agencies to garner Rs 400 crore through electoral bonds: Congress
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP misused central agencies to garner Rs 400 crore through electoral bonds: Congress

New Indian Express  

"According to reports, 4 shell companies also funded BJP. Dictatorial Modi Government has frozen Congress party's bank accounts, while it extracts money by using Central agencies," he also alleged. The Congress chief claimed that the BJP used "unconstitutional and illegal electoral bonds to pad its "loot chest", and has also "manipulated" Electoral Trusts to "increase its donation loot" by 10 …

Explainer | Ctrl + Delete: Electoral Bonds
10 months ago

Explainer | Ctrl + Delete: Electoral Bonds

New Indian Express  

"Political contributions give a seat at the table to the contributor. This access also translates into influence over policy-making,” said Supreme Court Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud while declaring the electoral bond scheme illegal in a landmark judgment on February 15. The CJI’s sharp words underscore the notion of the unholy nexus between money power and political parties, and how …

Making sense of electoral bond judgment through data
10 months ago

Making sense of electoral bond judgment through data

The Hindu  

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled the electoral bonds Scheme unconstitutional, saying that the anonymous influx of funding to political parties, especially from corporations, hinders democratic legitimacy. In Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s opinion, “access to information which can materially shape the citizens’ choice is necessary for them to have a say in how their lives are affected.” This meant Solicitor General …

Electoral bonds versus electoral trusts: The debate raging since Independence
10 months ago

Electoral bonds versus electoral trusts: The debate raging since Independence

Hindustan Times  

While striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme last week, the Supreme Court’s constitution bench suggested reverting to an existing electoral trust mechanism that allows for pooling of sums of money from different entities and leaves it upon the trust’s management to decide where the money goes — thus putting some distance between the political organisation and the donor. Some of …

SC verdict on electoral bonds: What next for SBI? Will we know the names of donors soon?
10 months, 1 week ago

SC verdict on electoral bonds: What next for SBI? Will we know the names of donors soon?

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court of India has struck down the Central government’s electoral bonds scheme that allowed anonymous political funding, deeming it “unconstitutional”. The Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme on 15 February, calling it ‘unconstitutional’. SBI to furnish elector bond donors’ details The apex court in its verdict ordered India’s largest lender to submit details of electoral bonds …

Ban on India’s electoral bonds: How will it affect 2024 election?
10 months, 1 week ago

Ban on India’s electoral bonds: How will it affect 2024 election?

Al Jazeera  

While transparency advocates and opposition leaders say ban is a big win for democracy, Modi’s BJP dominates other political funding and remains confident ahead of national elections. Opposition leaders say the judgement represents a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, whose government introduced the electoral bonds scheme seven years ago and which battled long and hard …

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin
10 months, 1 week ago

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin

Live Mint  

India unhesitatingly desires to grow" were the words echoed by our former finance minister, the late Arun Jaitley, when he presented the Narendra Modi government’s first Union budget a decade ago. Its focus was conspicuously on poverty reduction, increasing employment opportunities, equitable development and fighting these challenges under the government’s pet phrase for collective development, “Sab ka Saath, Sab ka …

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