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SC verdict tomorrow on pleas challenging validity of Electoral Bonds schem
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday will deliver its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the legal validity of the Central government's Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties.
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Citizens don't have fundamental right to know about sources of political f
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani while defending the validity of Electoral Bonds which facilitate anonymous donations to political parties, has told the Supreme Court that citizens do not have the fundamental right to be informed about the sources of political funding.
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Electoral Bonds: Sale of 27th tranche commences today
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The government notified the Electoral Bond Scheme on January 2, 2018. Electoral bonds were introduced to "cleanse the system of political funding" in India.
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Bulk of over Rs 12,000 cr electoral bonds sold donated to BJP anonymously,
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Electoral bonds scheme was floated by the NDA government in the year 2018 to cleanse the system of political funding in the country.
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Electoral bonds scheme completely transparent: Centre tells SC
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the methodology of the electoral bonds scheme is a "completely transparent" mode of political funding and it is impossible to get black money or unaccounted money.
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Pakistan: Foreign funding case petitioner seek to put Imran Khan on notice
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Akbar S Babar, the petitioner in the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) foreign funding case is seeking to put PM Khan on notice for gross violations of political funding laws in Pakistan.
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No political funds taken by Punjab Cong from pvt power companies to protec
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 13 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of lying on the issue of political funding from private power companies, saying that unlike the illegal donations made to these
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67 pc of total income of seven national parties from unknown sources: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The total income of seven political parties from unknown sources was Rs 2512.98 crore in 2018-19, which is 67 per cent of total income of parties and electoral bonds alone comprised 78 per cent of this income, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has
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Electoral bond scheme facilitates institutionalised corruption: Kapil Siba
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday attacked the ruling BJP and said they have institutionalised corruption by facilitating political funding through electoral bonds.
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India, Australia election officials discuss future of electoral democracy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Australian election officials joined their Indian counterparts here on Tuesday to discuss the future of electoral democracy, with a focus on issues such as increasing voter participation, the merits of electronic voting and counting; and political funding, di
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SC to pronounce verdict on electoral bonds scheme on Friday
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the Central government's electoral bonds scheme for political funding.
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Electoral bonds damaging democracy, choking opposition funds: ADR
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): Noting that electoral bonds pose a grave threat to transparency in political fundings, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Wednesday said that they are 'extremely damaging to the Indian democracy'.
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