Supreme Court Orders EC to Publish Details of Electoral Bonds Encashed by March 13, 2024
New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) announced that the issuing bank must immediately cease the issuance of electoral bonds. Additionally, the State Bank of India (SBI) has been instructed to provide details of donations made through electoral bonds, including information on the political parties that received these contributions.
Furthermore, the CJI directed the SBI to disclose the details of electoral bonds encashed by political parties. These details are to be submitted to the Election Commission of India (ECI), which will then publish them on its website by March 13, 2024.
The decision comes as part of the Supreme Court's verdict declaring the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional, citing violations of the right to information and concerns over transparency in political funding.
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For supporters, ''Thalapathy'' Vijay becomes ''Muthalamaichar'' Vijay
Chennai (PTI): As actor-politician Vijay-led TVK appeared inching towards the majority mark of 118 Assembly seats out of the total 234 segments in Tamil Nadu, celebrations by party workers and fans erupted across the state.
Amid chants of 'TVK' and 'Vijay,' party workers gathered outside the party headquarters at Panaiyur near here and distributed sweets and hailed the party founder as "Muthalamaichar (Chief Minister) Vijay, who continues to be popular as "Thalapathy (Commander, his film title)."
Meanwhile, visuals of Vijay's father Chandrashekar and some family members expressing joy and happiness appeared in some television channels. Vijay's party is leading in at least 108 seats out of the total 234 segments.
