Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated that if the BJP is re-elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the government plans to reintroduce electoral bonds after consulting with opposition parties. This announcement has sparked reactions from various political figures. Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal highlighted a contradiction between the government's stance on the transparency of electoral bonds and the Supreme Court's ruling, which deemed them non-transparent and unconstitutional. Additionally, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari emphasized the need for the Union Minister to respect the court's decision. The Congress party has also criticized Sitharaman's comments, accusing the BJP of intending to continue corrupt practices through the electoral bonds scheme.
VIDEO | Here's what Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) said reacting to a recent speech of PM Modi. "The PM made a speech yesterday. It was evident that first phase of election is not going in favour of him. People would be disappointed with it. It referred minorities as… https://t.co/zzK5DCoZdZ
VIDEO | Here's what Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on electoral bonds. "We expect the Union Minister to respect the decision of the court. There were 5 hearings. After giving enough opportunities to them, they were caught.… https://t.co/Y0z5C8LHAq
'BJP Want To Continue Loot': Congress Slams Nirmala Sitharaman's Remarks On Reviving Electoral Bonds Scheme https://t.co/FlDqqFVDu2
'They're Ok' - Indian FinMin Backs Bonds Despite Legal Setback The Supreme Court recently declared the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional, ober its impact on voter information rights, but Nirmala Sitharaman doesn't agree with the verdict. She continues to advocate for the… https://t.co/0ZVlrSzSZ7
#BJP wants to continue loot: #Congress slams #NirmalaSitharaman's remarks on electoral bonds https://t.co/xt21zl6mc2
#ElectoralBonds: BJP will bring back electoral bonds if re-elected: Nirmala Sitharaman Opposition parties react to this, take a look #FinanceMinister #ElectoralBondsScheme #BJP #LokSabhaElections2024 | @SakshiLitoriya_ https://t.co/yUboaUZRVn
Finance Min #NirmalaSitharaman said, if the #BJP is re-elected in #LokSabhaElections2024, the govt, after consultation with oppn parties, will bring back #ElectoralBonds @_pallavighosh shares more details https://t.co/nPVJjYHRdw
#HTExclusive | In an interview with @HT_Ed and @sunetrac, Finance minister @nsitharaman discussed her party’s prospects in #TamilNadu, electoral bonds and various other issues Read full interview #HTExclusive #ElectionsWithHT #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/mu10T0XKkb https://t.co/eJrFlctqbs
Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman said in an interview that the #BJP intended to bring back #electoralbonds in some form after consultations with all stakeholders if it is elected back to power after the 2024 general election https://t.co/LZcOVZhVXw
#Congress attacks FM #NirmalaSitharaman over her ‘electoral bonds will be back’ remark https://t.co/Togg14Ugt9 https://t.co/3oBwqBnPW8
#HTInterview | In an interview with @HT_Ed and @sunetrac, Finance minister @nsitharaman discussed her party’s prospects in #TamilNadu, electoral bonds and various other issues Read full interview #HTExclusive #ElectionsWithHT #LokSabhaElections https://t.co/mu10T0Yi9J
VIDEO | “Electoral bonds were brought because of their transparency, this is exactly the opposite of what the Supreme Court has said. Supreme Court has called it non-transparent. They (BJP) have money for this election, however, they don’t know what will they do after losing the… https://t.co/lRwhDjWsni
#WATCH | Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal says, "The Prime Minister still says these elector bonds were brought in the right way. However, when the Supreme Court gave its decision, it was wrong. So the Prime Minister should not talk like this during elections...Now we have started… https://t.co/Cvox9qyhqo
#WATCH | Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal says, "...Nirmala Sitharaman in an interview said that we will bring back electoral bonds and it was also said that when electoral bonds were introduced, they were introduced for the sake of transparency. This is exactly the opposite of what… https://t.co/mN89n3n0Ny
#BreakingNews | #ElectoralBonds: Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman vows to fight 'black money' if BJP comes into power again News18's @_pallavighosh shares more, Congress' @Dr_Uditraj and DMK's @saravofcl join in #BJP #LokSabhaElections2024 | @anjalipandey06 https://t.co/3nOt91zm54