Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman

[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party will bring back electoral bonds, declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, in some form after wider consultations if voted back to power in the Lok Sabha...

Reform political funding

[ad_1] Instead of attacking the opposition, PM Modi must make candid introspection on why the electoral bond scheme was scrapped by the apex court Published Date - 17 April 2024, 11:54 PM   No country can expect to have free...

At least 20 companies bought poll bonds within three years of incorporation, violated law: Report

[ad_1] At least 20 companies violated the law by purchasing electoral bonds within three years of incorporation, The Hindu reported on Wednesday.Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013, bars companies that have been in existence for less than three financial...

Make political funding transparent

Free and fair elections are not possible without transparency of political funding. Published Date - 17 March 2024, 11:50 PM   The electoral bond fiasco has proved that they have failed to bring transparency into the election process nor have...

Infosys donated Rs 1 crore to Janata Dal (Secular) through electoral bonds in 2018

[ad_1] Narayana Murthy-led Infosys donated Rs 1 crore to Janata Dal (Secular) two months before the 2018 Karnataka elections, shows the latest data on electoral bonds disclosed by the Election Commission on Sunday.The previous list featured Indian conglomerates like the...

Election Commission uploads data on electoral bonds on its website

[ad_1] The Election Commission on Thursday uploaded on its website data about electoral bonds that the State Bank of India submitted to it two days earlier.The poll panel said it has uploaded the data on an “as is where is...