"Selective Anonymity": Supreme Court On Day 2 Of Electoral Bonds Hearing

Wednesday, 1 November 2023Newsdesk

On Monday, in a submission before the Supreme Court hearing on electoral bonds, the government said citizens do not have such a right to information regarding source of political parties' funds.

New Delhi 01 November 2023

As per news report of NDTV,Electoral bonds "provide (only) selective anonymity... confidentiality" since purchase records are available with the State Bank of India and can be accessed by investigative agencies, the Supreme Court noted Wednesday, as it responded to the government's argument that absent provision for anonymous donations, a large volume of political funding could revert to black money. The court was conducting a second day of hearing of challenges to the legal validity of the electoral bonds scheme.

Source - NDTV