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TMC-97%, DMK-86%: Opposition parties welcome SC judgement striking down electoral bond scheme, the same parties getting almost all of their donations through it
Raju Das -
While opposition parties like TMC and DMK are welcoming the SC verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme, the same parties are major beneficiaries of the scheme
Electoral Bonds Scheme: Whom did it benefit most, What does the SC verdict mean; All you need to know
In 2018, the Central Government had notified the scheme of Electoral Bonds to "cleanse the system of political funding in the country".
Supreme Court strikes down Electoral Bonds Scheme as unconstitutional, orders full disclosure of funding to political parties
The CJI while pronouncing the judgment, stated that the Union of India had "failed to establish least restrictive measures of the Electoral bonds scheme for political funding."
