Money & power were bonding too much
Supreme Court has revived, resuscitated and restored democracy in declaring the electoral bond scheme unconstitutional. Holding as illegal 2017’s amendment to section 29C of Representation of the People Act, 1951, which had provided an exception to declaration of donation received by political parties exceeding ₹20,000, the original provision has now been restored.
This piece appeared as an editorial opinion in the print edition of The Times of India.
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