Such a scenario, unlikely as it would seem, would pose an existential threat to the PM. To avoid any such surprises, he is producing nightmares for the Opposition in the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll. Ajaz Ashraf writes.
Those making Electoral Bonds an issue will regret it: PM Modi
Responding to a question on the alleged misuse of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against opposition parties, the Prime Minister said every central agency acts in an independent manner.
Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
Eutelsat OneWeb, which is in prime position to get satellite spectrum without an auction, is owned by Bharti Enterprises, UK government, SoftBank, among others.
'Electoral bond issue not only biggest scam in India but...,' Parakala Prabhakar says
The Bharatiya Janata Party remains the major beneficiary of electoral bonds. The saffron party received the maximum funds through electoral bonds at ₹6,986.5 crore.
We Encourage A Fair, Transparent And Timely Legal Process for Chief Minister Kejriwal: US
Earlier, Germany also underlined that the Delhi chief minister is “entitled to a fair, unbiased trial” which “includes the right to make use of all existing legal remedies without restriction”.
Electoral Bonds legalised a route for political parties to secretly funnel unaccounted money from India and abroad into their coffers. But, no one is punished. No one expected they would be. We have been trained by experience to expect so little of democracy and its institutions. Nitin Sethi writes.
Data disclosure reinforces suspicion that State coercion fuelled donations from businesses in what is arguably the biggest scam in the history of independent India, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed SBI to fully disclose all the information it has on electoral bonds purchased since April 12 2019, including the unique serial number associated with each on March 21. Until then, here is a graphical overview of everything we know, we don't know, and we won't know about electoral bonds even after Thursday.
SC has managed to retrieve some of the ground it had steadily ceded to the Executive. It remains to be seen, if, on this decision and in cases in the future, it can stay the course. Christophe Jaffrelot writes.
Electoral bonds, the State Bank and the art of evasion
The Indian voter needs to know the sources of financial contributions to political parties well before she casts her vote in the general election, write Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri in today's The Hindu.
When asked to get electoral bond data, SBI limps before SC, but bolts for government
SBI has asked the Supreme Court time till June 30 to provide details of electoral bonds. While SBI moves sluggishly in disclosing the names of those who played secret santas to political parties saying it is a laborious task, the bank has in the past displayed stunning agility in fulfilling similar government inquiries.
SBI Asks Supreme Court For Time Till June-End to Hand Over Details of Electoral Bonds
The bank cited difficulties in following the court's original deadline of March 6 and said it had to process 44,434 sets of information regarding bonds bought and encashed in the last five years, LiveLaw reported.
Ex-HC judge pays Rs 2.5 cr to men claiming RSS ties to buy electoral bonds, gets duped
A former High Court judge was cheated of Rs 2.5 crore by two people claiming to be affiliated with the RSS, who claimed the money would be given to the ruling BJP in the form of electoral bonds. In return, he was assured of jobs for his unemployed grandchildren in the USA.