Mangaluru: Prohibitory orders extended till Aug 5; Shops, services to remain closed after 6 pm
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Tuesday extended the prohibitory orders in the district till August 5. Shops and other services in the district will now be closed after 6 pm till August 5, 2022.
Earlier, the order was issued after tension prevailed in the district following three murders of youngsters of different communities in a span of 10 days.
The DC had extended the order till August 3 after receiving a request from the police department. The orders have now been extended till August 5, Friday.
Emergency services including Hospitals and Medical stores will be operational as usual while all other shops and services will remain closed between 6 pm to 6 am, the order states.
In the wake of the further extension of the prohibitory orders, City Police Commissioner N Shahshikumar has appealed to the people to co-operate with the officials adding that the order is in place to avoid law and order situations and for their own safety.
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Electoral trusts fill BJP coffers after scrapping of electoral bonds, shows ECI website
New Delhi: Contrary to expectations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme in February 2024, the party’s finances have seen a significant boost in 2024–25 through electoral trusts. It has emerged that electoral trusts alone donated ₹2,577 crore to the BJP during this period.
Following the abolition of electoral bonds, corporate donors seeking partial anonymity appear to have shifted to the electoral trust route, with the BJP continuing to be the largest beneficiary.
According to data available on the Election Commission of India’s website, a total of ₹4,276 crore was donated through electoral trusts, of which the ruling BJP received 83.6 per cent. Compared to 2023–24, corporate donations flowing to the BJP have increased nearly fourfold. The Congress received 7.3 per cent of the total donations, while the Trinamool Congress accounted for 3.6 per cent.
Donations received through electoral trusts constitute only a portion of the total funds collected by political parties. Parties also receive contributions directly from individuals, corporates, institutions and charitable organisations. Over the past several years, donations from sources other than electoral trusts have also shown a steady increase.
