BJP got over Rs 350 crore in donations from Tata trust in 2018-19
New Delhi, Nov 12: The BJP received Rs 356 crore in donation from an electoral trust contributed by the Tatas during 2018-19, according to documents submitted by the ruling party before the Election Commission.
According to documents submitted by the party on October 31, it received over Rs 700 crore in donations through cheques and online payments during financial year 2018-19.
Half of the contributions were from Tata-contributed Progress Electoral Trust.
The Progressive Electoral Trust gave Rs 356 crore in donation, while Prudent Electoral Trust -- India's richest trust -- gave Rs 54.25 crore in donations, according to information the BJP provided to the Election Commission.
Prudent Trust is backed by top corporate houses including Bharti Group, Hero MoroCorp, Jubilant Foodworks, Orient Cement, DLF, JK Tyres, among others.
The information provided pertains to donations of Rs 20,000 and above that was received by the party through cheque or online payments.
Donations received in form of electoral bonds were not included in the filing.
The BJP received donations from individuals, companies as well as electoral trusts.
As per the election code, political parties are mandated to disclose all donations they receive in a financial year.
At present, political parties are not required to declare the names of individuals and organisations giving less than Rs. 20,000 nor of those who donate via electoral bonds.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
