"Great Boon For Democracy": Ex Poll Body Chief On Electoral Bonds Verdict

Thursday, 15 February 2024Newsdesk

"We were all concerned for the last so many years. Everyone who loves democracy was protesting about it. I myself wrote several articles, spoke to the media many times. And every issue that we raised has been tackled in the judgment," he said.

New Delhi 15 February 2024

As per news report of NDTV,The Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme is a "great boon for democracy", former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi said on Thursday.A five-judge top court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, said the electoral bonds scheme violates the right to information and the freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution. It also ordered the State Bank of India to disclose to the Election Commission the names of the contributors to the six-year-old scheme for political funding.

Source - NDTV