Paisa Politics

Before Delhi Elections, Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 81.67 Crore Were Sold, Finds RTI
The BJP raised Rs 2,410 crore during 2018-19, of which Rs 1,450 crore came as donations through electoral bonds, according to an ADR analysis.
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Billionaires Buy Electoral Bonds, Netas Get Funds, Taxpayers Pay Bank Charges
Documents reveal that all the costs associated with electoral bonds are paid from the Consolidated Fund of India, which includes all tax revenues.
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SBI Lied In RTI Replies On Electoral Bonds
However, the bank regularly shares updates on the controversial funding scheme with the finance ministry, documents reveal.
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Law Ministry Said Modi Govts Route To Pass Electoral Bonds Was Illegal But Signed Off Anyway
Documents obtained under RTI also reveal that crucial discussions on allowing shell companies to secretly fund political parties were not officially recorded.
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Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court Refuses Stay On Scheme, Seeks Centre's Reply
The top court bench has sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission within two weeks on a plea seeking stay on the electoral bond scheme.
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Govt Announces New Round Of Electoral Bonds Just In Time For Delhi Elections
Reports show the BJP raised Rs2,410 crore ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, of which 60% was through electoral bonds.
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Electoral Bonds: CIC Asks Modi Govt To Reveal Names Of Those Seeking Donor Secrecy
HuffPost Indias series on electoral bonds by Nitin Sethi had revealed that the government lied that donors requested anonymity due to fear of political retribution.
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Electoral Bonds: ADR Asks For Stay On Scheme, Citing HuffPost India Series
The Association for Democratic Reforms filed an application in the Supreme Court, citing documents acquired by multiple RTI activists including Lokesh Batra.
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Electoral Bonds: The Documents That Reveal The Lies Told By The Modi Govt
Journalist Nitin Sethi has uploaded all the documents obtained by transparency activist Lokesh Batra through RTI, which formed the basis of the six-part investigative series published last week by 'HuffPost India'.
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Electoral Bonds: The Safeguards Of Indian Democracy Are Crumbling
The ease with which the Narendra Modi government ignored apex institutions like the Reserve Bank of India, Election Commission of India, and even Parliament, intensifies the crisis facing the institutions meant to check the untrammeled power of the executive.
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