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Electoral Bonds No Solution To Illegal Political-Funding

Electoral Bonds No Solution To Illegal Political-Funding

 How do donations via electoral bonds funded by legal or illegal money help curb undue influence on policy makers? Electoral bonds provide an additional of such funds. The Union Government initiated the Electoral Bonds scheme, which was announced in the Union Budget 2017–18, on January 2, 2018. The aim was “to cleanse the system of political funding in the country”. While many other issues are also germane,[Read More…]

by 18/02/2023 Comments are Disabled India
Electoral bond notification in violation of model code of conduct, EC must intervene

Electoral bond notification in violation of model code of conduct, EC must intervene

Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri A C Pandey Election Commissioner Dear S/Shri Rajiv Kumar and Pandey, I wonder whether the Election Commission of India (ECI) has come across two successive statutory notifications, one issued on 29-9-2022 (“State Bank of India (SBI), in the XXII Phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its[Read More…]

by 08/11/2022 Comments are Disabled India
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