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No Plans To Bring Law On Electoral Bonds For Political Funding: Centre
There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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Congress Very Used To Black Money Funding: Piyush Goyal On Electoral Bonds
Union minister Piyush Goyal told NDTV today that the electoral bonds issue does not figure among the key issues in the general election at all.
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Nitin Gadkari Reveals "Main Intention" Behind Electoral Bonds, Recalls Meeting Arun Jaitley
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had thus introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Drop Box To Anonymous Post, Parties Explain How They Got Electoral Bonds
Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name.
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Supreme Court Petition Seeks Details Of Poll Bonds Sold From 2018 To 2019
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of details of electoral bonds sold from March 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, saying voters are entitled to know funding to political parties for the entire period since start of the scheme.
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BJP Received Rs 6,986 Crore Through Poll Bonds, Highest Among All Parties
The BJP received the maximum funds through these bonds at Rs 6,986.5 crore since they were introduced in 2018, followed by West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress (Rs 1,397 crore), Congress (Rs 1,334 crore) and BRS (Rs 1,322 crore).
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Fresh Data On Funding To Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds Released
The Election Commission today released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers.
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"No Scope For Hiding Things In Democracy": Election Chief On Electoral Bonds
The Election Commission, asked today about political funding through electoral bonds -- a process scrapped recently by the Supreme Court -- said it was "all for transparency". "There is no scope for hiding things in democracy.
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Electoral Bonds Data From SBI Uploaded On Election Commission Website
In a big move towards transparency in political funding, the Election Commission of India has uploaded the data it received from the SBI on electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties.
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PM Modi Contributes Rs 2,000 To BJP Fund, Seeks Donation For "Nation Building"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contributed Rs 2,000 to the BJP's funds to strengthen efforts of building a Viksit Bharat and urged everyone to donate and help the party in nation-building.
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Opinion: Electoral Bonds Ban Will Do Little When Cash Is King
Cash is the main source of election funding in India. Electoral bonds accounted for just around 10% of the total amount spent by parties and candidates in a single election cycle of five years from 2018 to 2023.
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What Is An Electoral Bond? How Do They Fund Political Parties? Read Here
In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court today annulled the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, saying it violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information.
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Electoral Bonds Violate Constitution's Article 19(1)(a): What Is The Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme for political funding saying it is violative of the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
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Companies' Donation To Political Parties: What Today's Verdict Changes
Striking down the electoral bonds scheme, the Supreme Court today also flagged "unlimited political funding" by corporates and said it violated the fundamental right to free and fair elections.
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Electoral Bonds Not Encashed Yet Shall Be Refunded: Supreme Court
In a landmark judgment today, the Supreme Court of India declared the electoral bonds scheme for political funding as unconstitutional, citing a violation of citizens' right to information.
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No Plans To Bring Law On Electoral Bonds For Political Funding: Centre
There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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Congress Very Used To Black Money Funding: Piyush Goyal On Electoral Bonds
Union minister Piyush Goyal told NDTV today that the electoral bonds issue does not figure among the key issues in the general election at all.
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Nitin Gadkari Reveals "Main Intention" Behind Electoral Bonds, Recalls Meeting Arun Jaitley
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had thus introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Drop Box To Anonymous Post, Parties Explain How They Got Electoral Bonds
Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name.
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Supreme Court Petition Seeks Details Of Poll Bonds Sold From 2018 To 2019
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of details of electoral bonds sold from March 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, saying voters are entitled to know funding to political parties for the entire period since start of the scheme.
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BJP Received Rs 6,986 Crore Through Poll Bonds, Highest Among All Parties
The BJP received the maximum funds through these bonds at Rs 6,986.5 crore since they were introduced in 2018, followed by West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress (Rs 1,397 crore), Congress (Rs 1,334 crore) and BRS (Rs 1,322 crore).
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Fresh Data On Funding To Political Parties Through Electoral Bonds Released
The Election Commission today released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers.
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"No Scope For Hiding Things In Democracy": Election Chief On Electoral Bonds
The Election Commission, asked today about political funding through electoral bonds -- a process scrapped recently by the Supreme Court -- said it was "all for transparency". "There is no scope for hiding things in democracy.
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Electoral Bonds Data From SBI Uploaded On Election Commission Website
In a big move towards transparency in political funding, the Election Commission of India has uploaded the data it received from the SBI on electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties.
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PM Modi Contributes Rs 2,000 To BJP Fund, Seeks Donation For "Nation Building"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contributed Rs 2,000 to the BJP's funds to strengthen efforts of building a Viksit Bharat and urged everyone to donate and help the party in nation-building.
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Opinion: Electoral Bonds Ban Will Do Little When Cash Is King
Cash is the main source of election funding in India. Electoral bonds accounted for just around 10% of the total amount spent by parties and candidates in a single election cycle of five years from 2018 to 2023.
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What Is An Electoral Bond? How Do They Fund Political Parties? Read Here
In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court today annulled the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, saying it violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information.
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Electoral Bonds Violate Constitution's Article 19(1)(a): What Is The Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme for political funding saying it is violative of the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
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Companies' Donation To Political Parties: What Today's Verdict Changes
Striking down the electoral bonds scheme, the Supreme Court today also flagged "unlimited political funding" by corporates and said it violated the fundamental right to free and fair elections.
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Electoral Bonds Not Encashed Yet Shall Be Refunded: Supreme Court
In a landmark judgment today, the Supreme Court of India declared the electoral bonds scheme for political funding as unconstitutional, citing a violation of citizens' right to information.
