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Electoral Bonds: BJP Spokesperson Says RBI 'Possibly Did Not Understand It'
GVL Narasimha Rao was reacting to HuffPost India's investigative series, by journalist Nitin Sethi, on how the Modi government brought untraceable funds into Indian politics.
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Exclusive: Modi PMO Ordered Illegal Electoral Bond Sale Before Vital State Polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office directed the finance ministry to break its own rules to approve the special and illegal sale of electoral bonds just before critical state assembly elections.
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Electoral Bonds: CPI(M) To Approach Supreme Court To Seek A Stay On The Scheme
Former Rajya Sabha MP & CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said, the party's focus would be primarily on trying to get an immediate stay on the operation of electoral bonds scheme from the SC.
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Electoral Bonds Are 'Legalised Corruption': Congress Reacts To HuffPost India Report
On Tuesday, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh called for the scheme to scrapped while MP Rajeev Gowda called it legalised corruption.
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Watch: What Are Electoral Bonds? And Why Are They So Controversial?
In 2017, the Modi government introduced a secretive way for anyone, including corporations and foreign entities, to funnel money into political parties anonymously.
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EXCLUSIVE: Electoral Bonds: Confidential EC Meeting Exposes Modi Govt's Lies To Parliament
A confidential note reveals that finance ministry officials intentionally misled the Election Commission in an effort to dilute its opposition to the electoral bond scheme.
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Congress Says Electoral Bonds Should Be Scrapped, BJP Should Answer
Congress held a press conference on the 'HuffPost India' investigation by journalist Nitin Sethi which showed how the Modi govt dismissed the RBI's warnings on the electoral bonds scheme.
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Electoral Bonds: Rahul Gandhi, Other Opposition Leaders React To HuffPost India Exclusive
The 'HuffPost India' investigation by journalist Nitin Sethi showed how, 2 days before announcing electoral bonds, the Modi govt dismissed the RBI's warnings on the scheme.
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EXCLUSIVE: Electoral Bonds: Seeking Secretive Funds, Modi Govt Overruled RBI
Former finance minister Arun Jaitley took just hours to dismiss the RBI's warning that electoral bonds could funnel black money into politics and destabilise the Indian currency, documents show.
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