Achi news desk-
And in an interview with years Published today, Modi claimed “when electoral bonds were in use, the public had access to the money trail – which company donated, who they donated to and how they donated.”
At the end of October 2023, in a statement submitted to the Supreme Court in the election bonds case, Attorney General R. Venkataramani claimed that citizens “have no right to information according to Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. Regarding the financing of a political party.”
In Ramesh’s statement calling Modi’s claims a “blatant lie”, the following was written:
1. Before the electoral bond scheme was announced, individuals and corporations had to report political donations of up to Rs 20,000. After the program was implemented, donors were no longer required to report donations, and political parties were not required to disclose the identity of donors.
2. The program was designed to be completely anonymous. In other words, Modi wanted to hide the details of “where funds came from.” [to political parties]and how they are used”.
3. For six years between 2018 and 2024, not a single detail was revealed to the public about who donated money and to which party.
4. This lasted until February 15, 2024, when the Supreme Court rejected the electoral bond scheme as unconstitutional. Until the last day in court, the Modi government continued to defend the scheme’s anonymity.
