-The Hindu The Supreme Court’s suggestion to ‘match the following’ on political donations is impractical and incorrect In 2014, the Delhi High Court held that both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were guilty of illegally accepting donations from two companies registered in India but whose controlling shareholder was Vedanta, a foreign company. The court held that this was in contravention of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 1976, as...
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Electoral Bond Sales Jumped by Nearly 16 Times During 2021 Assembly Polls -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in The State Bank of India has refused to reveal which political party received how much money through this. New Delhi: The sale of Electoral Bonds during the assembly elections in April this year was over 16 times more than what it was during the previous tranche of sales, in early January. This information was obtained from the State Bank of India through a Right to Information query. Though the RTI applicant had...
More »Here is why the Electoral Bonds scheme must go -Gautam Bhatia
-The Hindu It violates the basic tenets of India’s democracy by keeping the knowledge of the ‘right to know’ from citizens and voters The Supreme Court, after a brief hearing on March 24, reserved orders on the question of whether or not to stay the Electoral Bond scheme, ahead of the upcoming State elections. For the last three years, Electoral Bonds have been the dominant method of political party funding in India....
More »Supreme Court to hear on March 24 plea against sale of Electoral Bonds -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu NGO seeks stay on scheme ahead of Assembly elections in key States Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde agreed with advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday to urgently hear a plea by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms to stay the sale of a new set of Electoral Bonds on April 1, before Assembly elections in crucial States such as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Responding to an urgent mentioning made by...
More »Ensuring trust in the electoral process -Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri
-The Hindu It is critical that the Supreme Court immediately adjudicates on the Electoral Bonds scheme The Election Commission of India has announced dates for elections to five Legislative Assemblies. It is a matter of grave concern that the petition challenging the Electoral Bonds scheme, which deals with the vexed issue of election funding, continues to languish in the Supreme Court. The delay in adjudicating on the case filed in September 2017...
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