Congress MP Jairam Ramesh criticized the BJP government's use of electoral bonds, alleging it facilitated a scam involving private companies through four distinct methods, including 'Chanda do dhandha lo' and 'teka lo ghuse do', implying prearranged contracts and payments. He labeled electoral bonds as 'post-raid' bribes to the BJP-led government, involving 'prepaid, postpaid, and post-raid bribes'. The Congress reiterated its demand for a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the scheme, launched in 2017, describing it as the tip of the iceberg. The scheme, aimed at curbing 'black cash' in politics, has stirred controversy over the transparency of bond purchasers and recipients. CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami also highlighted the scheme as a significant issue, contrasting it with corruption charges against opposition members.
VIDEO | Here’s what CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami (@tarigami) said on electoral bonds earlier today. “The government says that there are corruption charges against opposition members arrested (recently). However, in our eyes a bigger issue is a scheme launched in 2017, the electoral… https://t.co/6kR3C5XMi6
India’s government launched electoral bonds to stop the flow of “black cash” into politics. But data showing the bond purchasers and recipients have caused a stir https://t.co/387YtakQyl 👇
Electoral Bond Scam: Tip of the iceberg https://t.co/ZPWOtl5HAV
Alleging that the #electoralbond scheme ensured that “prepaid, postpaid, and post-raid bribes” could be routed through regular banking channels, the Congress on March 23 reiterated its demand for a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the scheme. https://t.co/KjgkAkv25s
#Electoralbonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh https://t.co/uhxImHd18n https://t.co/8VdHsmI3Fj
#WATCH | On electoral bond, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, " ...BJP govt used private companies...there were 4 ways for this scam. The first was, 'Chanda do dhandha lo'... the second way is 'theka lo ghus do', which is postpaid, you get a contract first and then you give the… https://t.co/NYKYx3Md3e
#WATCH | On electoral bond, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, " ...BJP govt used private companies...there were 4 ways for this scam. The first was, 'Chanda do dhandha lo'... the second way is 'teka lo ghuse do', which is postpaid, you get a contract first and then you give the… https://t.co/oKGiap7CwF
#WATCH | On electoral bond, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, " ...BJP govt used private companies...there were 4 ways for this scam. The first was, 'Chanda do dhanda lo'... the second way is 'teka lo ghuse do', which is postpaid, you get a contract first and then you give the… https://t.co/JNLJuwfmZc
#WATCH | On electoral bond, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, " ...BJP govt used private companies...there were 4 ways for this scam. The first was, 'Chanda do danda lo'... the second way is 'teka lo ghuse do', which is postpaid, you get a contract first and then you give the… https://t.co/nF7rFfZFKu