Jamaat Ul Muslimeen leads protest against CAA, NRC in Kumta
Kumta: Registering its protest against CAA and NRC, Jamaat Ul Muslimeen Kumta led hundreds of people on Friday after prayers and submitted memorandum to the Assistant Commissioner of Kumta expressing its dissent over the implementation of such laws.
People gathered outside Assistant Commissioner’s Office after Friday prayers and sloganeered demanding withdrawal of NRC and CAA while also waiving the Indian tricolor.
A memorandum addressed to the Chief Justice of India was submitted to the Kumta Assistant Commissioner demanding CJI’s intervention in quashing the acts as it were unconstitutional.
Basti Muhammad Malik, President, Ideal Education Trust read out the memorandum before handing it over to the Assistant Commissioner.
Muhammad Shafi Shaikh, President, Jamaat Ul Muslimeen Kumta Muhammad Mohsin Quazi, General Secretary, Kumta Muslim Association, Muhammad Akbar Mulla, President, Kumta Muslim Association, Vice-President Abdul Shukur Shaikh, Abusaleha Mulla of Vanalli Jamaat Ul Muslimeen, Ibrahim Shaikh, Ali Shah Satodikar, NKMUF Kumta unit secretary Ali Damkar and others were present during the protest.
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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.
