Electoral Bonds: After the information about electoral bonds became public, Rajya Sabha MP and former Congress leader Kapil Sibal appealed to the Prime Minister about it. Narendra Modi But it is targeted. He has said that the details of the electoral bonds show that somewhere ‘benefit in return’ has been done. Taking a dig at PM Modi, he said that someone had said – ‘Neither will I eat nor will I let you eat’. The PM had said this while promising to end corruption before 2014.
Actually, the Election Commission made the details of electoral bonds public on Thursday (14 March). Following the instructions of the Supreme Court, State Bank of India (SBI) gave the details of the bond to the Election Commission on March 12, which were then made public. As soon as this came to light, opposition parties started making statements and said that the details show that BJP has received the maximum election donations. Screenshots of electoral bonds also started being shared on social media.
Sibal asked questions about PM Modi
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal tweeted, ‘Donors of electoral bonds, the benefit in return is clearly visible.’ Without taking the name of PM Modi, he further said, ‘There is a quiz – who said: Neither will I eat nor will I let you eat?’ Earlier, he had also commented on the extension sought from the Supreme Court by SBI for releasing the details of electoral bonds. He had said that SBI tried to postpone, but the court stood firmly.
Donors of Electoral Bonds
Quid pro quo is evident!Quiz:
Who had said:
“Can I eat or eat?”
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) March 15, 2024
Congress also reiterated the point of ‘benefit for benefit’
At the same time, Congress has also said regarding electoral bonds that it is clear that the work of giving benefits in exchange for benefits has been done. Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that there have been cases of many such companies, where donations were given in the form of electoral bonds and then immediately received huge benefits from the government. He said that more than 1,300 companies and individuals have donated in the form of electoral bonds, which includes donations of more than Rs 6,000 crore received by BJP since 2019.