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Subhash Chandra Garg, during whose tenure as the economic affairs secretary the electoral bonds scheme was notified, was initially apprehensive about it. However, he concluded that it helped in cleaning up cash financing of elections and "drastically reduced the contribution received by political parties in cash".
Recorded contributions, whether via electoral bonds or plain contributions for which parties issue receipts, form only a part, probably a tiny part, of the total spending by political parties. The bulk of their expenditure is carried out by unaccounted money. Then why have electoral bonds, with their state-sanctioned secrecy?
Ashwini Vaishnaw submitted his papers to Rajya Sabha Election Returning Officer Abanikanta Patnaik in the Odisha Assembly premises. He submitted two sets of paper, an official said.
Several women in the region have accused the local Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters of land-grab and sexually assaulting them under coercion.
"The chief minister is likely to visit Punjab on February 21. During her visit, she will offer prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. There is a high possibility of her meeting, Delhi Chief Minister and Punjab Chief Minister during this visit," the senior official, told PTI.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also spoke with a farmer injured in police action during a protest march and accused the Modi government of having a "dictatorial attitude" towards the country's food providers.
The cancellation took place as the senior Congress leader rushed to Delhi to take part in a farmers' agitation in the national capital, party sources said.
The three presidential contenders are proposing different ways to continue President Joko Widodo’s policy of using the country’s mineral riches to become an EV producer
On the proposed February 16 bandh call given by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and various organisations, Tikait said school vans, vehicles carrying patients and military vehicles will be allowed to go. The problems should be resolved through talks, he added.
If the people raise voice against anything, they have to face action by the ED, CBI and the I-T department, Gandhi said addressing a gathering at Ramgarh chowk in Udaipur area of Chhattisgarh's Surguja district as part of his 'Bharata Jodo Nyay Yatra'.
Kharge's attack against the government came on a day thousands of farmers called for a Delhi Chalo protest and the capital became a virtual fortress with authorities stopping them entering the city.
On Monday, Chavan resigned from the Congress and also as an MLA amid speculation that he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
RSSFACTS: The RSS was founded by Dr Hedgewar whose experiences in the freedom struggle left him disillusioned by the quick fix solutions and tactics of the Congress leaders, including Muslim appeasement. Dr Hedgewar realised that unless a disciplined cadre-based and well-trained nationalistic organisation addresses fundamental issues of building strong nationalistic character, India might not be able to sustain its freedom even if it is able to attain it.
The Supreme Court and High Courts have repeatedly held that demolition of a property without prior notice or hearing the other side, will be deemed illegal.
The governor has already sought a comprehensive report on the Sandeshkhali situation from the state government.
Addressing a gathering in Chhattisgarh's Korba district during his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Gandhi asked the people to wake up, claiming their pockets were being robbed and they were being misled.
In his inaugural address for the year to the House, Ravi said his repeated requests and advice (to the state government) to show due respect to the national anthem and play it at the beginning and the end of the address has been ignored.
“I want to secure the future of the coming generation before leaving. I stay away from politics where the government’s coffer is emptied for four extra votes," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
According to the Prime Minister, a virtuous cycle has begun for India, with the growth rate rising and fiscal deficit falling
There was considerable pressure from the Manipur government to scrap the FMR. The task of fencing the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border with its hilly, forested terrain could be as difficult as the still unfinished India-Bangladesh border fencing
The government's white paper on the Indian economy has slammed the 10-year reign of the United Progressive Alliance government for its economic mismanagement, financial indiscipline, and widespread corruption.
Days after presenting the interim Budget and ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 8 tabled the government's white paper on the Indian economy, chronicling what it calls the "insurmountable challenges" left behind by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government.
"Whenever a good thing happens, we apply the 'kaala teeka' (to ward off the evil eye), and I thank (Mallikarjun) Kharge ji for doing this honour today," the prime minister said in the Rajya Sabha.
While Karnataka reaped a good bounty for BJP in 2019, BJP is this time going the extra mile to do better in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
The release of the black paper' titled 10 Saal Anyay Kaal' by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge comes ahead of the government's tabling in Parliament of a white paper' on the mismanagement of the economy prior to 2014 with an aim to draw lessons.
