Mangaluru: Muslim Central Committee yet to finalize date of protest against CAA
Mangaluru: Muslim Central Committee Chairman Mohammed Masood on Tuesday added that the date for the anti-CAA protest in the city has not been finalized yet.
He was speaking to the reporters after attending a peace meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s office that was chaired by Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
He added that the protest was planned to be held on January 4 and the BJP had planned to organise a public awareness program in the city on January 12. During the meeting chaired by Bommai, the Home Minister has urged to postpone the both events for at least for 10 days.
Masood noted that the issue will be taken up with the representatives and members of Muslim Central Committee and a final call will then be taken about the date of 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.
