Electoral bonds: Congress claims mismatch in entries of donor, recipient data
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: Congress claims mismatch in entries of donor, recipient data

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the Election Commission released electoral bonds data, Congress leader Amitabh Dubey on Thursday alleged a discrepancy in the number of entries in donor and recipient files. Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV also took a swipe at the government over the electoral bonds data. Electoral bonds data The Election Commission of India on Thursday uploaded data of electoral bonds on its website, a day before the deadline set by the Supreme Court in the high-profile case playing out weeks before general elections. From a lottery company with operations in multiple states, to a company that built the Kaleshwaram dam, to large industrial conglomerates, the top five purchasers of electoral bonds spent more than ₹3,446 crore between April 2019 and February 2024, the data showed.

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Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe
5 months ago

Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 19, 2024, said a petition seeking the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe each and every instance of quid pro quo, corruption, and kickbacks revealed through the disclosure of details of the electoral bonds would be listed for hearing on July 22. The petition submitted that some of the country’s …

Electoral bonds will be back after consultations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
8 months ago

Electoral bonds will be back after consultations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party intends to bring back electoral bonds in some form after wide consultations will all stakeholders if it is elected back to power in the 2024 general elections, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, reposing her faith in the controversial political funding scheme that was scrapped by the Supreme Court in February but admitting that …

PM Modi details 'Vision 2047', hits back at Opposition on ED raids, Electoral bonds issue | DETAILS
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi details 'Vision 2047', hits back at Opposition on ED raids, Electoral bonds issue | DETAILS

India TV News  

PM Modi interview: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has "big plans" for the country upon his return to the office after the Lok Sabha elections 2024, and assured that nobody needs to be "scared" of his decisions. PM Modi on 'One Nation, One Election' PM Modi reiterated his government's commitment to 'One Nation, One Election' idea, as …

​Pandora’s box: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bonds scheme, emerging details
8 months, 1 week 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 …

‘He fully lied to nation’: Congress reacts to PM Modi's statement on electoral bonds
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘He fully lied to nation’: Congress reacts to PM Modi's statement on electoral bonds

Hindustan Times  

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme, Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused him of ‘fully lying to the nation.’ Congress MP Jairam Ramesh and PM Narendra Modi. He claims that ‘where funds have come from, how they are being used’ is only known due to the Electoral Bond Scheme instituted by …

DC Edit | Only probe can establish facts of murky poll bond sales
8 months, 3 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 …

'Breach of trust': Ex-finance secretary on SBI's electoral bonds move
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'Breach of trust': Ex-finance secretary on SBI's electoral bonds move

India Today  

Former Finance Secretary Subhash Garg has suggested that the electoral bonds data released by the State Bank of India exposed a significant breach of trust. Speaking to India Today, the former Finance Secretary said, "The meticulously designed electoral bonds, meant to safeguard against any link between donors and political affiliations, did have an invisible alphanumeric code, not meant to be …

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: 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 …

Election Commission releases fresh electoral bonds data, includes unique alphanumeric code
9 months ago

Election Commission releases fresh electoral bonds data, includes unique alphanumeric code

Firstpost  

The two sets of data cover electoral bonds purchased and redeemed from April 2019 until January 2024. There are 552 pages detailing political party redemptions and 386 pages detailing donor redemptions The bonds were first issued in March 2018 and were only allowed to be sold by the State Bank of India before the Supreme Court of India declared them …

Election Commission uploads electoral bond data with latest details submitted by SBI
9 months ago

Election Commission uploads electoral bond data with latest details submitted by SBI

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday uploaded the electoral bond data on its website with the latest details submitted by the State Bank of India. The bank held back complete bank account numbers and KYC details of the political parties which redeemed the bonds citing security reasons. It said complete bank account numbers and KYC details were not necessary …

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 …

SBI submits electoral bonds details with serial numbers to Election Commission
9 months ago

SBI submits electoral bonds details with serial numbers to Election Commission

India TV News  

Electoral Bonds Row: State Bank of India has submitted all details of electoral bonds with serial numbers to the Election Commission of India, on the directions of the Supreme Court. SBI Chairman filed a compliance affidavit in Supreme Court saying that all details of Electoral Bonds, including the alphanumeric numbers, have been disclosed to the Election Commission. "On March 21, …

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 …

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 …

SC order on electoral bonds disclosure does not cover full details from March 2018
9 months ago

SC order on electoral bonds disclosure does not cover full details from March 2018

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 18 directed full disclosure of electoral bonds purchased after April 2019, but information about a chunk of poll bonds bought and encashed during the first year of the anonymous political funding scheme will continue to remain hidden from the public eye. This would mean that full information on who bought how many electoral bonds to …

Pradhan Mantri Hafta Vasuli Yojana | Congress' swipe at government over electoral bonds issue
9 months ago

Pradhan Mantri Hafta Vasuli Yojana | Congress' swipe at government over electoral bonds issue

The Hindu  

Stepping up its attack on the Centre over the electoral bonds issue, the Congress on March 18 accused the Modi government of "hafta vasuli" and claimed that 21 firms facing investigations from the CBI, Enforcement Directorate or I-T have donated through electoral bonds. Supreme Court directs SBI to disclose all electoral bonds details by March 21 “On November 10, 2022, …

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court rebukes SBI, says don't be ‘selective’
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court rebukes SBI, says don't be ‘selective’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The State Bank of India can't be selective in disclosing information linked to electoral bonds, the Supreme Court of India said on Monday, directing the bank to submit full details of the bonds' numbers to the Election Commission by March 21. The Supreme Court ordered the bank to disclose all "conceivable" electoral bond details in its possession, including …

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI must provide full details on electoral bonds without bias, as required by the court
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI must provide full details on electoral bonds without bias, as required by the court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the State of Bank of India to be “candid and fair” and not selective while directing it to make a “complete disclosure” of electoral bonds’ data, including their unique hidden alphanumeric and serial numbers, to the Election Commission of India for publication. The court said the information on electoral bonds forwarded to the ECI …

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 case: Should SBI disclose unique numbers? Supreme Court hearing today
9 months ago

Electoral bonds case: Should SBI disclose unique numbers? Supreme Court hearing today

Hindustan Times  

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear the electoral bonds case on Monday and decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the bonds. All details have to be furnished by the SBI, Justice Chandrachud observed, as the court admonished the SBI for furnishing incomplete information, a day after the …

Electoral bonds case highlights: RJD, JD(U) trade charges over EB scheme
9 months ago

Electoral bonds case highlights: RJD, JD(U) trade charges over EB scheme

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds case highlights: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a case regarding the State Bank of India disclosing the "unique serial numbers" of electoral bonds. Under the now-defunct 2018 Electoral Bond scheme, each bond is marked with a unique serial number, which could aid in monitoring their issuance and redemption and tracing them back to the purchaser. Expressing disapproval, …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

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 …

Latest electoral bond data show parties love to hide than disclose
9 months ago

Latest electoral bond data show parties love to hide than disclose

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday uploaded the remaining data on the purchase and redemption of electoral bonds that political parties had shared with it and which was submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover. Political parties had filed data on electoral bonds in sealed cover as directed by the apex court’s interim order of …

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

'voters Entitled To Know Who Funds Political Parties': Fresh Plea In SC Seeks Full Details From SBI
9 months ago

'voters Entitled To Know Who Funds Political Parties': Fresh Plea In SC Seeks Full Details From SBI

ABP News  

New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court urging for the disclosure of details regarding electoral bonds sold between March 1, 2018, and April 11, 2019. The Supreme Court had recently deemed the Centre's electoral bonds scheme "unconstitutional" and directed the State Bank of India, the authorized financial institution, to provide details of bonds purchased from April …

As some parties do not disclose donors, SC had sought their ‘detailed particulars’ in April 2019 order
9 months ago

As some parties do not disclose donors, SC had sought their ‘detailed particulars’ in April 2019 order

The Hindu  

A second set of data published on Sunday by the Election Commission on electoral bonds purchased and redeemed by political parties prior to April 12, 2019 show that many of them did not disclose the identities of their donors. This is despite a specific order of the Supreme Court on April 12, 2019 that political parties that benefited from the …

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

Election Commission makes public new electoral bonds data
9 months 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 …

Direct SBI & ECI To Disclose Details Of Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 4K Crores Sold Before April 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court
9 months ago

Direct SBI & ECI To Disclose Details Of Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 4K Crores Sold Before April 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court

Live Law  

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to disclose the details of the electoral bonds which were sold between March 1, 2018 to April 11, 2019.Presently, the Supreme Court has directed the disclosure of the electoral bonds sold between the period April 12, 2019, till February 15, 2024.The applicant "Citizens for Rights Trust" submitted that …

Election Commission always in favour of transparency, but must also protect donor privacy: CEC on electoral bonds scheme
9 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission always in favour of transparency, but must also protect donor privacy: CEC on electoral bonds scheme

The Hindu  

Amid the storm over the scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme and its donor data being made public, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the Election Commission of India has always been in favour of transparency, but added that there was a need to ensure that the donors’ privacy is protected. “As far as electoral bonds are concerned, the …

‘Answer maadi Modi’: Karnataka CM targets PM on Electoral Bonds during latter's poll campaign in Kalaburagi
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Answer maadi Modi’: Karnataka CM targets PM on Electoral Bonds during latter's poll campaign in Kalaburagi

Hindustan Times  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is kickstarting his general election campaign from Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Saturday, CM Siddaramaiah attacked the former and asked him why his party is silent about the ‘electoral bond scam.’ ‘Answer maadi Modi’: Karnataka CM targets PM on Electoral Bonds during his visit In a series of X posts, Siddaramaiah said, “For a decade, you held …

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 …

DC Edit | State Bank should have shared all info on bonds
9 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | State Bank should have shared all info on bonds

Deccan Chronicle  

There was no room for equivocating after the Supreme Court had ruled that the information regarding the electoral bonds sold by the bank and bonds redeemed by political parties be made public through the Election Commission’s website. Having sullied its reputation in having sought an impossibly long time to put out the information on the bonds that facilitated donating to …

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, …

SC pulls up SBI for not sharing serial numbers
9 months, 1 week ago

SC pulls up SBI for not sharing serial numbers

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the apex court's verdict was quite clear — that the SBI shall furnish all the details of electoral bonds to the EC. The notice to the SBI came while the apex court was hearing an application …

Poll bonds data raises questions
9 months, 1 week ago

Poll bonds data raises questions

Hindustan Times  

With the State Bank of India not providing the unique numbers of electoral bonds — the Supreme Court was right to come down hard on the State-owned bank whose conduct through this process has been reminiscent of a surly teenager forced to apologise — and instead providing two data dumps to the Election Commission of India, one on buyers and …

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 …

Electoral bonds scheme was world’s biggest extortion racket run by PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds scheme was world’s biggest extortion racket run by PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

In a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the electoral bonds scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Mr. Modi of “running the world’s largest extortion racket”. Electoral bonds | Congress demands SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by companies raided by I-T department and ED Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry, while the …

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