Three sentenced to one year in jail for encroaching 32 acres land in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 10: Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court has sentenced three persons to one year imprisonment for encroaching on government lake land, said Karnataka Police.
The accused had constructed toilets and houses on the encroached premises, a release issued on January 9 said.
The police had filed a charge sheet against Krishnappa, Nanjappa, Ramaiah, M Venkatesh, H M Subbanna, Lakshmidevi and Pillappa for illegally encroaching on 32 acres 13 gunte government lake land of survey no 159 in Hebbagodi village, Anekal taluk, Bangalore city district and constructed toilets and residential houses.
A case was registered against them at BMTF Police Station and an investigation was conducted at BMTF Police Station.
The special court on December 13, 2024 found M Venkatesh, H M Subbanna and Lakshmi Devi guilty of encroaching and sentenced them to one year imprisonment.
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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.
