SC rejects petitions seeking review of verdict striking down Electoral Bonds scheme
The top court also dumped the application for the hearing of the review petitions in the open court.
The top court also dumped the application for the hearing of the review petitions in the open court.
The petitioners have sought the SIT probe under the supervision of a retired judge of the Supreme Court.
Addressing an election meeting in Jaunpur district, Mayawati said that the BSP is contesting the elections independently, without forming any alliance with the Congress, BJP, or any other parties.
Both the NGOs have said that the alleged scam amounting to crores of rupees through electoral bonds can be unravelled only through an independent probe by the SIT under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
Prashant Bhushan informed that Anjali Bhardwaj, a member of Common Cause, and the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) have filed the petition and he is the lawyer on their behalf.
The victim was told by the duo, who claimed to be associated with the RSS, that the money would be used to buy electoral bonds for the BJP.
“I believe that the decision taken by the Supreme Court will bring transparency in the elections,” said party leader and Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai.
Defending the electoral bond scheme, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the central government, said it was a norm that the ruling party gets a major chunk of donations.
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan was arguing for NGO Association for Democratic Reforms and senior advocate Kapil Sibal talked about the opacity of the scheme.
The contention of the Centre is, “Firstly, there can be no general right to know anything and everything without being subjected to reasonable restrictions. Secondly, the right to know as necessary for expression can be for specific ends or purposes and not otherwise.”
