Electoral Bonds
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Electoral bonds: Contempt petition filed against SBI in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) moved a contempt plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday, March 7, challenging the State Bank of India’s (SBI) application seeking an extension of time…
- India
Centre using SBI to bulldoze SC judgment on electoral bonds: Oppn
New Delhi: Opposition parties attacked the Centre over the State Bank of India moving the Supreme Court to seek more time to disclose electoral bond details, alleging that the Modi government is…
- India
SBI is saving BJP from being ‘exposed’ before elections: Gehlot
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, March 5, again hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government over electoral bonds and said the State Bank of India (SBI)…
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Hyderabad: Ex-judge of HC loses Rs 2.5 crore to electoral bond scam
Hyderabad: A former high court judge fell prey to scamsters in the name of electoral bonds. According to the FIR filed at Film Nagar Police Station, the judge paid an amount of…
- India
Annulling of electoral bonds will lead to greater transparency: Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Eminent economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent judgment annulling the electoral bonds scheme, denouncing it as a scandal. Speaking to PTI from Massachusetts, USA,…
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Rs 300 cr electoral bonds sold in Hyderabad before Telangana Assembly polls
Hyderabad: Hyderabad witnessed a significant sale in electoral bonds just before the Telangana Assembly polls held in November last year. According to a DC report, a total of Rs 300 crore in…
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Asaduddin Owaisi hails SC verdict on electoral bonds
New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the electoral bonds scheme, terming it “unconstitutional” saying that the verdict by…
- India
Explained: What are electoral bonds and why BJP wanted them under veil
In a constitutional verdict, the Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, February 15, struck down the Central Government’s electoral bonds scheme, invalidating it as ‘unconstitutional’ and an infringement on freedom of speech…
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Electoral bonds verdict: Important to protect Indian democracy, says CPI (M)
Kolkata: The CPI(M) on Thursday said the Supreme Court judgement annulling the electoral bonds scheme for political funding is an important verdict to protect the Indian parliamentary democracy from the influence of anonymous…
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BJP downplays SC verdict on electoral bonds, slams Oppn for ‘politicking’
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday sought to downplay the Supreme Court verdict on electoral bonds, saying every decision of the apex court should be respected and accused the opposition parties of…
- India
Congress welcomes Supreme Court verdict on electoral bonds
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme, and said that it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. The opposition party…
- India
Electoral Bonds Scheme: SC reserves judgement, asks EC for data on funds
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the challenges posed to the Electoral Bond Scheme after listening to the hearing for three days in a row. The court…
- Hyderabad
SBI Hyderabad branch receives highest electoral bonds sale
Hyderabad: The State Bank of India in an RTI query stated that its Hyderabad branch received the highest number of electoral bond sales. According to this Indian Express article, the SBI Hyderabad…
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Electoral bonds: BJP gets lion’s share at 57%, Cong 2nd at 10%
New Delhi: Electoral bonds generated donations worth over Rs 9,188 crore for all political parties put together till 2021-22, of which the BJP alone accounted for over 57 per cent as against…
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Electoral bonds scheme one of the most awful acts of Centre: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Tuesday, September 26, that the electoral bonds scheme is one of the most diabolical acts of the Narendra Modi government as it undermines the electoral system and…
