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 some changes were necessary. On February 15, a five-judge Constitution bench struck down the scheme, declaring it “unconstitutional” because it completely anonymised contributions made to political parties, and added that restricting black money or illegal election financing – some of the articulated objectives of the scheme – did not justify violating voters’ right to information in a disproportionate manner. Sitharaman acknowledged that some aspects of the scheme needed improvement – for example, data made public by the Election Commission of India and State Bank of India suggested shell companies and loss-making companies contributed to parties – but added that they could be brought back in some form after “a good consultation”. I would think these are larger issues.” When asked about the intense BJP campaign in Tamil Nadu, where no national party has had a significant presence since the late 1960s, Sitharaman said the state had a clear distinction – local regional parties for assembly and a national party for Parliament – but the Congress ceded ground to Dravdian parties.

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Congress demands FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s resignation over FIR in electoral bonds scheme case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress demands FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s resignation over FIR in electoral bonds scheme case

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday demanded the resignation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after a case was lodged against her and others on directions of a special court in Karnataka, which was hearing a complaint relating to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme. Addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and general secretary Jairam Ramesh reiterated the party’s …

FIR Against Nirmala Sitharaman On Charges Of Extortion, Criminal Conspiracy Related To Electoral Bond Scheme
2 months, 3 weeks ago

FIR Against Nirmala Sitharaman On Charges Of Extortion, Criminal Conspiracy Related To Electoral Bond Scheme

ABP News  

Bengaluru, Sep 28 A case was registered on Saturday against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others on the directions of a court here, following a complaint relating to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme. According to police, an FIR was registered under IPC sections 384, 120B and 34 against Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ED officials, office-bearers of the BJP at …

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 …

Electoral Bonds: SC declines pleas seeking SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo in electoral bond donations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds: SC declines pleas seeking SIT probe into alleged quid pro quo in electoral bond donations

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday declined a batch of petitions seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the alleged instances of quid pro quo arrangements between corporates and political parties through Electoral Bonds donations. The top court also rejected the demand to direct the authorities to recover the donations received by political parties through Electoral Bonds and to …

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 …

Supreme Court to hear plea to set up panel to probe into electoral bonds on July 22
5 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea to set up panel to probe into electoral bonds on July 22

India Today  

The Supreme Court will be hearing a batch of pleas seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team under judicial supervision into the alleged scam in the electoral bonds scheme, which was earlier scrapped by the Supreme Court on February 15. While citing several media reports, the petition asserted that the published information indicates that the majority of the bonds …

SC to Review PIL Seeking Probe into Electoral Bonds Scheme
5 months, 1 week ago

SC to Review PIL Seeking Probe into Electoral Bonds Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider listing a public interest litigation that urged a court-monitored investigation into the electoral bonds scheme. The PIL, filed by NGOs Common Cause and the Centre for Public Interest Litigation, alleges an "apparent quid pro quo" between political parties, corporations, and investigative agencies. A five-judge Constitution bench had on February 15 …

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 …

Nirmala Sitharaman hints at bringing in a political funding framework that will be acceptable to all
8 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman hints at bringing in a political funding framework that will be acceptable to all

Live Mint  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hinted at the posibility of bringing back the electoral bonds scheme after proper consultation with stakeholders if voted to power. While speaking to HindustanTimes, she said, “We still have to do a lot of consultation with stakeholders and see what is it that we have to do to make or bring in a framework …

WATCH | Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya
8 months ago

WATCH | Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya

The Hindu  

Tejasvi Surya, incumbent MP from Bengaluru South, who is recontesting, made a pit stop to savour lunch at a BJP worker’s house in Koramangala. Secondly, we increased the deposit insurance amount from ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh and made sure money was credited to the depositors’ account within 90 days. Because people understand that the intent behind the electoral bond was …

Amit Shah's challenge to Rahul Gandhi on electoral bonds: ‘Accept you extorted as well’
8 months ago

Amit Shah's challenge to Rahul Gandhi on electoral bonds: ‘Accept you extorted as well’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah has challenged Rahul Gandhi to accept that the Congress, too, “extorted” money through the now -scrapped electoral bonds, as he responded to the latter's repeated description of the scheme as “the world's biggest extortion scheme” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “champion of corruption.” Union home minister Amit Shah “Their parties have also received …

Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi terms electoral bonds ‘biggest extortion scam’
8 months ago

Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi terms electoral bonds ‘biggest extortion scam’

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling electoral bonds the “biggest extortion scam in the country”. However, Gandhi characterised electoral bonds as India’s largest scam, likening them to an extortion scheme run by “petty, goon elements.” Addressing a public rally in Mandya district as part of the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign, the Congress …

Electoral bonds country’s biggest corruption scandal: Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka
8 months ago

Electoral bonds country’s biggest corruption scandal: Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Mandya: Calling the electoral bonds the biggest extortion scam in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that prime minister Narendra Modi’s hands were shivering when he was asked about the controversial bonds. However, Gandhi characterised electoral bonds as India’s largest scam, likening them to an extortion scheme run by “petty, goonda elements.” “When he was talking about …

Electoral Bonds Biggest Extortion Scam, Alleges Rahul Gandhi
8 months ago

Electoral Bonds Biggest Extortion Scam, Alleges Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the electoral bonds as a “biggest extortion scam” where donations were collected by way of threats and money has been allegedly looted by the Bharatiya Janata Party holding reins at the Centre. “Usually, petty goons engage in issuing threats and loot money and in ordinary language, it is called as an extortion,” …

Rahul calls electoral bonds world’s biggest ‘extortion scheme’, attacks Modi
8 months 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. …

PM Modi justifying poll bond despite verdict: Sanjay Singh
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi justifying poll bond despite verdict: Sanjay Singh

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Despite the Supreme Court declaring them unconstitutional and illegal, Prime Minister Modi is going out of his way to justify the electoral bonds, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged on Tuesday. Singh said that in an interview to a TV news channel, Modi openly supported the corruption indulged in by the BJP through electoral bonds. The BJP …

OPINION | HOW MODI DEMOLISHED OPPOSITION CHARGE ON ELECTORAL BONDS
8 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | HOW MODI DEMOLISHED OPPOSITION CHARGE ON ELECTORAL BONDS

India TV News  

For the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in detail about the recently scrapped Electoral Bond Scheme and came out with facts and figures to reject the Opposition charge that BJP cornered most of the donations. In an interview to ANI news agency on Monday, Modi said, out of nearly 3,000 companies that bought electoral bonds, only 26 companies …

Country being pushed towards black money; everyone will regret attacking Electoral Bond scheme, says PM Modi
8 months, 1 week ago

Country being pushed towards black money; everyone will regret attacking Electoral Bond scheme, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 15 said that the country had been pushed towards black money in elections after the Supreme Court scrapped the electoral bonds scheme, and that on honest reflection, “everyone will regret it”. In his first detailed take on the electoral bond scheme after its scrapping, Mr. Modi in an interview to news agency ANI said …

PM Modi accuses Opposition of spreading lies on electoral bonds scheme: 'Everyone will regret it’
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi accuses Opposition of spreading lies on electoral bonds scheme: 'Everyone will regret it’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition parties of "spreading lies" over the electoral bonds scheme, which has been struck down by the Supreme Court. Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an interview with Asian News International Editor-in-Chief Smita Prakash in New Delhi on Monday. The electoral bonds scheme, which was notified by the government on January 2, …

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 …

"Everyone will regret it": Prime Minister Modi criticises decision to scrap electoral bond scheme
8 months, 1 week ago

"Everyone will regret it": Prime Minister Modi criticises decision to scrap electoral bond scheme

New Indian Express  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the opposition parties of "spreading lies" over the electoral bonds scheme, which has been struck down by the Supreme Court, and said "everyone will regret it when there is an honest reflection". In an interview with ANI, PM Modi said the electoral bonds scheme was aimed at curbing black money in elections and …

Plea in SC seeks review of verdict scrapping electoral bonds scheme
8 months, 1 week ago

Plea in SC seeks review of verdict scrapping electoral bonds scheme

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its February 15 verdict, which had scrapped the Modi government's electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding. The review plea filed by advocate Mathews J.Nedumpara submitted that this Court entertained the petition and struck down the law and the scheme without noticing that in doing so …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defends the electoral bonds scheme: ‘One step better than what went before’
8 months, 1 week ago

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defends the electoral bonds scheme: ‘One step better than what went before’

Live Mint  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has defended the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme saying that the scheme was “one step better than what went before”. “Electoral funding will have to go through a lot more transparency.” The Finance Minister rebutted charges of freezing the bank accounts of the Congress party just before the Lok Sabha polls. Responding to questions about AAP …

​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 …

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 …

‘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 …

Those criticising electoral bonds will soon regret, imperfections can be addressed: Modi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Those criticising electoral bonds will soon regret, imperfections can be addressed: Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those criticising the use of electoral bonds will “soon regret it” as the now-scrapped scheme provided details on the source of funding to political parties. “People who are protesting against electoral bonds will soon regret it. Thanks to the electoral bonds, we can now trace the source of funding,” he said. Besides electoral …

Those criticising electoral bonds will soon regret, says PM Modi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Those criticising electoral bonds will soon regret, says PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those criticising the use of electoral bonds will “soon regret it” as the now-scrapped scheme provided details on the source of funding to political parties. Besides electoral bonds, PM Narendra Modi also spoke on the severing of ties between the BJP and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and termed the development a latter’s “loss” …

'Modi brought electoral bonds and so today you know...' PM says no scheme perfect
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Modi brought electoral bonds and so today you know...' PM says no scheme perfect

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he brought electoral bonds and hence the source of the funding is known today. Modi came up with electoral bonds and so today you know who funded how much to whom," PM Modi said. Earlier, Union home minister Amit Shah expressed a similar opinion that instead of completely scrapping the electoral bonds scheme, it should …

Bonds, big money and an imperfect democracy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bonds, big money and an imperfect democracy

The Hindu  

The electoral bonds scheme that has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India, was supposed to end the financing of elections with black money. In effect, the electoral bonds scheme was only an additional avenue for funds that political parties received. Cronyism uncovered Even though the electoral bonds formed a fraction of the total funding requirement of political …

Did the electoral bonds scheme enable extortion?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Did the electoral bonds scheme enable extortion?

The Hindu  

Many companies that faced regulatory action from the Enforcement Directorate or Income Tax Department donated electoral bonds worth crores of rupees to ruling parties, show data submitted by the State Bank of India to the Election Commission of India. Was the electoral bonds scheme used as an extortion tool? Guests: Subhash Chandra Garg, former Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary, Government …

Did the electoral bonds scheme enable extortion?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Did the electoral bonds scheme enable extortion?

The Hindu  

Many companies that faced regulatory action from the Enforcement Directorate or Income Tax Department donated electoral bonds worth crores of rupees to ruling parties, show data submitted by the State Bank of India to the Election Commission of India. Was the electoral bonds scheme used as an extortion tool?Subhash Chandra Garg and Anjali Bhardwaj discuss this question in a conversation …

’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, 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 …

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 …

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 …

Satire | Bias against electoral bonds
9 months ago

Satire | Bias against electoral bonds

The Hindu  

The electoral bond, like yoga and zero, is one of the great innovations of Indic genius — it’s our gift to human civilisation. As the cop gaped at him, Wife quipped from the backseat, “Don’t let him leave India until he buys electoral bonds.” “Both of you, stop it!” I said. Seriously, it’s appalling to find all kinds of busybodies …

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 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: 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 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 …

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 …

'Ask Rahul Gandhi to Explain Rs 1,600 Cr Hafta Vasooli': Amit Shah Tears Into INDIA Bloc over Electoral Bonds
9 months ago

'Ask Rahul Gandhi to Explain Rs 1,600 Cr Hafta Vasooli': Amit Shah Tears Into INDIA Bloc over Electoral Bonds

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is of the opinion that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down electoral bonds will bring back the reign of black money in politics. Speaking at CNN-News18’s Rising Bharat Summit, Shah said: “The Supreme Court’s decision is binding on all citizens and I respect their verdict on electoral bonds. This is why the entire INDIA …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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