Dear CJI Hon Shri Bobdeji
Thank you for reading my following e-mail – and asking
questions :
Ø Please
Hear and Read too ……………………………[ 19 March 2021 ]
-wherein, I requested that, while hearing the petition
of ADR ( Association of
Democratic Reforms ) re Electoral Bonds, you kindly find time to read my suggestion
re: “ ALTERNATIVE and TOTALLY TRANSPARENT “ mechanism
for Electoral Bonds, as detailed in my following earlier e-mail :
> Transparency in Political Funding ? ………[
07 July 2017 ]
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Context :
Extract :
Ø “ This money could be used to carry out all sorts of illegal
activity, spread violence and terrorism “, a three judge bench led by CJI SA
Bobde observed
Ø The bench though insisted how misuse can be checked
Ø The AG contended that the money from Electoral Bonds was clean and
not Black Money. “This is White Money which comes through checks and Demand
Drafts “, he argued
Ø He ( Prashant Bhushan ) argued there was no transparency in WHO donated, as this
information was only available with the government
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Context :
EC supports electoral bonds in apex court, calls for
transparency / Hindustan Times / 25 March 2021
Extract :
Ø The
Election Commission on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it supports the
existing system of political party funding through electoral bonds, although it
added that it would like the process to be MORE TRANSPARENT
Ø “
Electoral Bonds go ONE STEP forward as all bonds have to be obtained from the
bank only. Tis way there is accountability. But we are
also asking for TRANSPARENCY.
That can be considered later by the court “
Ø While
doing so, the Court raised an apprehension of possible misuse of these bonds
and the MECHANISM available with the Centre to remedy the situation
Ø The
bench, also comprising Justices
AS Bopanna and V
Ramasubramaniam said, “ What if a political party has got Rs 100 crore
worth bonds and it intends to finance protests ? What is the CONTROL that the
government has on the use of this money by parties for terrorist purposes,
illegal activities or for purposes outside their political agenda ? “
Ø Attorney
General KK Venugopal appearing for Centre referred to certain checks and balances
. He said that parties are required to file their
income-tax returns each year showing HOW THEY HAVE EXPENDED THE MONEY. He
said the use of Bonds is essential for the country as it as curbed Black Money
being used in elections
Ø For
the petitioners, advocate Prashant Bhushan submitted that there was COMPLETE ANONYMITY about WHO purchases these bonds
and to WHOM it is
subsequently TRANSFERRED
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 25
March 2021
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CC :
Association for Democratic
Reforms / adr@adrindia.org
Maj. Gen. Anil Verma
(Retd.) / anilverma@adrindia.org
Prof. Trilochan
Sastry / trilochan@iimb.ac.in
Prof. Jagdeep
Chhokar / jchhokar@gmail.com
SupremeBarAssociation@recruitguru.com
Advocate Prashant
Bhushan / prashantbhush@gmail.com
SOLICITOR GENERAL , Shri Tushar Mehta / tusharmehta.asg@gmail.com
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