TMC leaders from West Bengal arrives in Mangaluru
The leaders will handover cheques to the families of two killed in police firing
Mangaluru: Two leaders of Trinamool Congress (TMC) arrived in Mangaluru on Saturday morning to handover cheques of compensation to the families of two people who died in police firing in the city on December 19.
Earlier this week, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had announced a compensation of Rs. Five lac each to the families of two people who died on December 19 when police fired at protesters who were demonstrating against CAA and NRC in the city.
TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi and TMC Rajya Sabha member Nadimul Haque have arrived in the city to hand over Banerjee’s cheques to the families.
Speaking at the Mangaluru International Airport both the leaders condemned the incident that broke out in the city in December 19 and added that protests against CAA and NRC are being carried out across the country and at international level as well and police firing on such protests was not acceptable.
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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.
