Indian
Express: New Delhi: Saturday, August 31, 2019.
The
BJP, the Congress and the JD(U) are among the political parties which failed to
submit details of electoral bonds within the May 31 deadline set for them.
In
April, the apex court had asked the political parties to furnish details of
such donations in a sealed envelope by May 31. However, an RTI reply disclosed
that many parties missed the deadline while submitting the details.
Among
the national parties, the Congress submitted the electoral bond details on June
18 while the BJP filed on July 6. The
CPM also failed to furnish the detail within the given time period as it
furnished on June 8.
According
to an RTI reply received by Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd.), rest of the national
parties, including BSP, TMC, CPI and NCP filed the details before May 31. Among
the regional parties, JD(U), BJD, Mizo National Front, Goa Forward Party,
Sikkim Democratic Front and a few others could not file the details within May
31 this year.
While
the government supports the electoral bond scheme, some Opposition parties
claim anonymity of donors and many other provisions in the scheme is against
transparency.
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