The Supreme Court has refused to ban electoral bonds. The court has refused to ban the sale of new electoral bonds from April 1, before the assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. The NGO Association for Democratic Reforms filed a petition against the electoral bonds.
The Election Commission has allowed the sale of electoral bonds between April 1 and 10.
Election Commission against ban on electoral bonds
The Election Commission of India is against a ban on electoral bonds. However, the Election Commission says that they are not opposing electoral bonds, but want more transparency in it.
At the same time, the petitioner’s lawyer Prashant Bhushan said that the source of donations received by political parties through electoral bonds is not known. This secret donation from corporate companies is harmful for democracy.
