Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said the disclosure of electoral bond donor details is the first step towards exposing the corruption of the Modi government. Kharge welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision dismissing State Bank of India’s plea seeking further time for divulging donor details.
“After SBI asked for four-and-half months to publish electoral bonds, it became clear that the Modi government is making every possible effort to cover up its dark deeds. With today's decision of the Honorable Supreme Court, the country will soon know the list of those who donated to BJP through electoral bonds. This is the first step in exposing the corruption, scams and transactions of the Modi government,” Kharge tweeted.
He added that however, the Supreme Court must give appropriate instructions for matching details of electoral bond purchases with details of encashment by political parties. “Even now the country will not know for which contracts the selected capitalist fund holders of BJP were giving donations to the Modi government, for that the Honorable Supreme Court should give appropriate instructions. Media reports have revealed how BJP used to extort donations by conducting ED-CBI-IT raids,” he said. Kharge added the Supreme Court's decision is a victory for transparency, accountability, and level playing field in democracy.
The Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed SBI’s plea seeking further time for disclosure of electoral bond purchase details. The Court directed the bank to publish the details by the end of business hours on Tuesday.