Congress to stage protest on Jan 1 to condemn MP Nalin Kumar's statement on Pumpwell flyover
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress’ fact-finding committee on Tuesday visited the under construction site of Pumpwell flyover and took stock of the construction.
MLC Ivan D’Souza speaking on the occasion added Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has been fooling around the people of the city for over 10 years now. He added the engineers working on Pumpwell flyover has sought another three months for the work to finish.
Nalin Kumar Kateel had in November announced that the flyover will be inaugurated in January first week.
Ivan D’Souza said the Congress will stage protest on January 1 evening to condemn the statement and will inaugurate a mock flyover.
Dakshina Kannada District Congress President and MLC, Harish Kumar, former Karnataka minister Ramanath Rai, former MLA J R Lobo and others were present during the visit.
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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.
