political funding
Aakar Patel | SC bonds ruling a reminder how weak India’s key institutions are
India's electoral bonds declared illegal; a rare victory against authoritarianism
Sanjaya Baru | The bond of wealth, power: SC verdict won’t end nexus
Supreme Court's verdict on electoral bonds aims for transparency but the nexus between wealth & political power persists in Indian democracy
AA Edit | Electoral bond scheme was bound to fail test of probity
Supreme Court quashes electoral bonds, deeming them opaque and undemocratic, highlighting the need for transparent political funding.
Name donors, give fund details: Supreme Court
The court, however, refused to stay the scheme in the middle of national election.
Transparency in political funding must: Cong hails SC’s electoral bonds order
Chaturvedi alleged that BJP, which came to power by promising to bring in transparency in the system, has done nothing towards it.
3rd tranche of electoral bonds sale from May 1: Finance ministry
Electoral bonds are being pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties.
Need to curb funds’ misuse by parties
Civil society and its many think tanks have not exerted enough to provide effective and realistic measures.
Electoral bonds won’t lead to fairer politics
The way the bonds are being introduced for political contributions cannot help in making political funding more transparent.
Not all money returned after note ban was legal: Jaitley
RBI on Wednesday disclosed it received scrapped notes worth Rs 15.28 lakh crore since November 8 last year.
Govt wants cleaner money for political parties: Jaitley
Finance Minister had capped anonymous cash donations to political parties at Rs 2,000 in budget.