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Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme, Sparking Controversy Across India

Electoral Bonds - Narendra Modi Government - Political Funding - Supreme Court Verdict

The recent Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond scheme has caused a stir in the political landscape, challenging the anonymity of political donations.

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant verdict on the Electoral Bond scheme, deeming it unconstitutional and ordering the State Bank of India to halt its issuance. The scheme, introduced by the Narendra Modi government in 2018, faced scrutiny for allowing anonymous donations to political parties, accumulating over ₹16500 crore in 30 tranches. The court's decision highlighted concerns regarding donor privacy and transparency in political funding.

In response to the ruling, various political parties and activists have expressed mixed reactions, with the opposition lauding the decision as a step towards greater accountability, while the ruling party emphasized the scheme's purpose of promoting transparency. As the electoral bonds controversy unfolds, questions arise about the future of political funding and the impact on election campaigns.

Interesting facts about key figures involved in the Electoral Bonds scheme: Former Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat and Congress MP Vivek Tankha have been vocal critics of the scheme, citing concerns over transparency and the influence of corporate donations in politics. Additionally, the allocation of funds from electoral bonds has been a subject of scrutiny, with BJP receiving a significant share compared to other political parties.

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SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme, directs bank to stop ... (Livemint)

The Supreme Court on 15 February pronounced its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Electoral Bond scheme, which allows for ...

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Electoral bonds collect over ₹16500 crore in 30 tranches (The Hindu BusinessLine)

30 tranches of electoral bonds have collected over ₹16500 crore, ensuring clean tax-paid money in political funding.

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'Unconstitutional': SC Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme, Orders ... (The Wire)

The electoral bond scheme was brought by the Narendra Modi government early in 2018. The SC has now asked the State Bank of India to furnish the details of ...

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Electoral bonds: Supreme Court asks State Bank of India to stop ... (Business Today)

Electoral bonds are interest-free bearer instruments that are used to donate money anonymously to political parties.

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Supreme Court strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme (barandbench.com)

A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra ...

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Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme as ... (The Indian Express)

The court raised issues ranging from donor privacy to the scope of the right to information in its verdict on the electoral bonds scheme.

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SC: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने चुनावी बॉन्ड योजना पर लगाई रोक, बताया असंवैधानिक ... (अमर उजाला)

Supreme Court verdict on Electoral Bond validity Political Parties effect today news and updates- योजना के अनुसार, चुनावी बॉन्ड भारत के किसी भी ...

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Electoral Bonds Scheme: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने चुनावी बॉन्ड योजना रद करते ... (दैनिक जागरण)

सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड पर फैसला सुना दिया है। फैसला सुनाते हुए सीजेआई डीवाई चंद्रचूड़ ने कहा कि चुनावी बॉन्ड सूचना के ...

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Electoral Bonds को असंवैधानिक बताकर Supreme Court ने किया बैन ... (आज तक)

लोकसभा चुनाव के ऐलान से पहले इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड्स को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बड़ा फैसला सुनाया है. SC ने चुनावी बॉन्ड को अवैध करार देते हुए ...

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इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट की तत्काल रोक: कहा- ये स्कीम ... (दैनिक भास्कर)

लोकसभा चुनाव से कुछ महीने पहले सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने गुरुवार को 6 साल पुरानी इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड स्कीम को अवैध करार दिया।

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Electoral Bonds Are Illegal Now. But Who Benefitted for the 6+ Years ... (The Wire)

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 15) morning said that the electoral bond scheme – brought in by the Narendra Modi government in 2017 – is ...

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Electoral Bonds: क्या होते हैं चुनावी बॉन्ड, जिन्हें सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने ... (अमर उजाला)

Electoral Bonds: क्या होते हैं चुनावी बॉन्ड जिसे सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने असंवैधानिक बताया? जानिए हर सवाल का जवाब.

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'Electoral Bonds असंवैधानिक...' Supreme Court ने अपने फैसले में क्या ... (आज तक)

इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड पर फैसला सुनाते हुए सुप्रीम कोर्ट के मुख्य न्यायाधीश डीवाई चंद्रचूड़ की अध्यक्षता वाली संवैधानिक बेंच ने कई अहम बातें ...

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Electoral Bonds: ఎల‌క్టోర‌ల్ బాండ్లు రాజ్యాంగ విరుద్ధం.. బాండ్ల‌ ... (Namasthe Telangana)

Electoral Bonds: ఎన్నిక‌ల బాండ్ల స్కీమ్ రాజ్యాంగ విరుద్దం అని సుప్రీం తెలిపింది. ఇప్ప‌టి వ‌ర‌కు రాజ‌కీయ పార్టీల‌కు వ‌చ్చిన బాండ్ల వివ‌రాల‌ను ...

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Electoral Bonds Constitution Bench | Judgement Pronouncement ... (Supreme Court Observer)

The Supreme Court will decide if the electoral bonds scheme facilitates anonymous corporate funding to political parties.

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Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme, calls it ... (DD News)

A unanimous verdict was delivered by a five-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Inda DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and ...

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Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme, associated ... (Livemint)

It directed the State Bank of India to stop issuing electoral bonds and submit details of all such bonds purchased since the court's interim order of 12 ...

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Electoral bonds: India's Supreme Court scraps anonymous election ... (BBC News)

The Supreme Court has struck down a scheme which allowed anonymous donations to political parties.

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Electoral Bonds: चुनावी चंदे का यह निकल सकता है नया रास्ता, बॉन्ड का ... (अमर उजाला)

आने वाले लोकसभा के चुनावी माहौल में सुप्रीम कोर्ट का इलेक्टोरल बांड पर आया बड़ा फैसला सियासी दलों के लिए झटका माना जा रहा है।

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SC verdict on electoral bonds: ഇലക്ടറല്‍ ബോണ്ട് ... (Indiatoday Malayalam)

ഇലക്ടറല്‍ ബോണ്ട് പദ്ധതിയുടെ(electoral bond scheme) നിയമസാധുത ചോദ്യം ചെയ്തുള്ള ഹര്‍ജികളില്‍ സുപ്രീം കോടതി(Supreme Court) അൽപസമയത്തിനകം.

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India's Supreme Court scraps electoral bonds, calls them ... (Aljazeera.com)

Election funding system was challenged by the opposition and activists on grounds that it hindered people's right to know who gives money to parties. India ...

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Supreme Court strikes down electoral bond scheme, cites violation ... (The Hindu BusinessLine)

Launched in 2018 to boost transparency in political funding, the scheme drew criticism for favouring ruling parties while compromising transparency.

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क्या होते हैं इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड, जिनसे राजनीतिक पार्टियों को मिले थे 9 हजार ... (ABP News)

Electoral Bonds Scheme: चुनावी बॉन्ड स्कीम की कानूूनी वैधता सेे जुड़े मामले मेें आज सुप्रीम कोर्ट अपना फैसला सुनाते हुए इसपर तत्काल प्रभाव से ...

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Electoral Bonds | ఎల‌క్టోరల్ బాండ్స్‌పై సుప్రీం తీర్పును స్వాగ‌తించిన మాజీ ... (Namasthe Telangana)

Electoral Bonds : ఎల‌క్టోర‌ల్ బాండ్స్ స్కీమ్‌ను కొట్టివేస్తూ సుప్రీంకోర్టు వెలువ‌రించిన తీర్పు ప్ర‌జాస్వామ్యానికి మేలు చేస్తుంద‌ని మాజీ ప్ర‌ధాన ...

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Why did the Supreme Court strike down the Electoral Bonds Scheme? (The Indian Express)

Information about funding of political parties is essential for the effective exercise of the choice of voting,” Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said in his ...

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SC declares electoral bonds scheme 'unconstitutional' (The Hindu BusinessLine)

The Supreme Court strikes down electoral bond scheme, citing violation of right to information and freedom of speech.

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Electoral bonds worth Rs 16000 cr sold since its inception; BJP gets ... (Business Today)

All political parties collectively received upwards of Rs 12000 crore until the previous fiscal year, with BJP receiving almost 55% of this amount, ...

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड को असंवैधानिक बताते हुए किया रद्द, जानिए ... (BBC हिंदी)

सुप्रीम कोर्ट के मुख्य न्यायाधीश डीवाई चंद्रचूड़ की अध्यक्षता में पाँच जजों की बेंच ने इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड को रद्द कर दिया है.

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India's Supreme Court scraps Electoral Bonds in setback to Modi's BJP (Reuters)

India's Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to make unlimited and anonymous ...

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'Part of Secret Ballot': How the Modi Govt Backed Electoral Bonds in ... (The Wire)

The government had claimed that “donating money to one's preferred party is a form of political self-expression that lies at the heart of privacy”.

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55% vs 9%: BJP vs Congress share in electoral bond funds (The Indian Express)

With the Supreme Court striking down the scheme, analysis of declarations, SBI data show that after the big two come major regional ruling parties.

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Electoral Bonds: Opposition Hails Supreme Court Order Striking ... (The Wire)

The BJP on the other hand has said that while it respects the Supreme Court's order, the scheme was brought in to bring “transparency” in electoral funding.

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Electoral Bonds: चुनावी चंदे की पारदर्शिता सदैव रही सवालों के घेरे में, पहले ... (दैनिक जागरण)

चुनावी चंदे की पुरानी व्यवस्था के तहत राजनीतिक दलों को पहले 20 हजार से ज्यादा मिलने वाले प्रत्येक चंदे का ब्यौरा चुनाव आयोग को अपने ...

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MP News: विवेक तंखा ने इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड्स पर SC के फैसले का किया ... (ABP News)

Vivek Tankha On Electoral Bond Scheme: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने चुनावी बॉन्ड योजना को असंवैधानिक करार दिया है. जिसके बाद कांग्रेस के राज्यसभा सांसद ने ...

Electoral Bonds Constitution Bench | Judgement Summary ... (Supreme Court Observer)

Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously struck down the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme for violating a voter's right to information.

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Supreme Court scraps electoral bonds (Hindustan Times)

The verdict came ahead of the Lok Sabha elections expected to take place in April or May this year and was immediately welcomed by opposition parties.

SC scraps electoral bonds scheme; orders disclosure of donors ... (The Arunachal Times)

NEW DELHI, 15 Feb: In a landmark verdict just months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds ...

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इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड नहीं तो क्या... अब कैसे कमा सकती हैं पार्टियां? चंदा जुटाने ... (आज तक)

SC Verdict on Electoral Bond: इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड इसलिए लाए गए थे, ताकि राजनीतिक पार्टियों की फंडिंग जुटाने के तरीके में पारदर्शिता लाई जा सके.

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On what grounds RBI, EC objected to electoral bonds scheme (The Indian Express)

The RBI also noted that while the identity of the person or entity purchasing the bearer bond will be known because of the Know Your Customer requirement, ...

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Former CECs welcome SC judgment on electoral bonds, say ECI's ... (The Indian Express)

Former CEC O P Rawat, who was the Election Commissioner in 2017, had raised concerns with the government when the scheme was being discussed.

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Supreme Court declaring electoral bonds unconstitutional is a ... (Frontline)

The Constitution Bench declares the Electoral Bond Scheme unconstitutional, stating that it violates the right to information and is not the least ...

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Electoral Bonds: आखिर क्यों लाए गए थे चुनावी बॉन्ड और ये होते क्या हैं ... (अमर उजाला)

Electoral Bonds: चुनावी बॉन्ड एक वचन पत्र की तरह होता है जिसमें भुगतानकर्ता और प्राप्तकर्ता का विवरण होता है।

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Electoral bonds ban unlikely to impact funding to political parties ... (Livemint)

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding, calling it “unconstitutional”.

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Check on 'quid pro quo': Will India's electoral bonds ban hurt Modi? (Aljazeera.com)

While transparency advocates and opposition leaders say ban is a big win for democracy, Modi's BJP remains confident.

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What are Electoral Bonds? How Do They Work and What are the ... (Jagran Josh)

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India declared electoral bonds illegal, calling them “unconstitutional.” This decision came on February 15, ...

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Electoral bonds scrapped by Supreme Court: How purchasers can ... (Business Today)

The SC on Thursday asked the only issuing bank, State Bank Of India (SBI), to immediately stop the issuance of electoral bonds. The top court also issued a ...

Parties welcome SC verdict on electoral bonds (Times of India)

Parties welcome the Supreme Court verdict declaring electoral bonds illegal. Chief minister M K Stalin and other political leaders from the state have ...

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इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड पर रोक, सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले का चुनावी फंडिंग पर क्या ... (BBC हिंदी)

इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड्स की वैधता पर सवाल उठाते हुए एसोसिएशन फ़ॉर डेमोक्रेटिक रिफॉर्म्स (एडीआर), कॉमन कॉज़ और मार्क्सवादी कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ...

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Election Commission Has No Comments on Landmark Electoral ... (The Wire)

From calling it “retrograde step” to backing the opaque funding instrument, the ECI has come a long way from warning the Modi government that electoral ...

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Electoral Bonds: देशभर में किस पार्टी को चुनावी बॉन्ड से कितना पैसा मिला ... (अमर उजाला)

Party-wise Electoral Bonds: बीते छह वर्षों में चुनावी बॉन्ड से भाजपा को सबसे अधिक 6566.125 करोड़ रुपये का दान मिला है। इसके बाद देश की मुख्य ...

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इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड: सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फ़ैसले पर चुनाव आयोग का कैसा रुख़ ... (BBC हिंदी)

इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने रोक लगाई तो पूर्व मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्तों ने क्या कहा? प्रेस रिव्यू में पढ़िए.

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Watch | Electoral Bonds Was a Scheme to Strangle Democracy With ... (The Wire)

The Supreme Court delivered its verdict on Thursday, February 15, on petitions challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme.

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What are Electoral Bonds which the Supreme Court has struck down ... (thecsrjournal)

The Electoral Bonds scheme allowed anonymous funding to political parties. · The identity of the donor is kept confidential both by the bank as well as by the ...

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इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड हुआ रद्द, सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश के बाद सरकार तलाश रही ... (आज तक)

सूत्रों के अनुसार इलेक्टोरल बांड पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बाद सरकार विकल्प तलाश रही है. Electoral Bond की सुविधा बंद होने से आगामी ...

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Day After Electoral Bonds Order, Government "Weighing Options ... (NDTV)

A day after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme - on grounds it violated citizens' right to information - the government has said it is ...

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What were India's electoral bonds and how did they power Modi's ... (Reuters)

The move was seen as a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest beneficiary of the system, just weeks before ...

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SC के खिलाफ नहीं जाएगी सरकार, इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड पर अगले कदम को लेकर ... (Hindustan हिंदी)

सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड को लेकर आए फैसले के बाद सरकार इसके विभिन्न पहलुओं को देखने में जुटी है। सरकार की तरफ से इस ...

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India Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme (JURIST)

The electoral bonds scheme was first instituted by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union government in 2018. It allowed both individuals and corporations ...

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