The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant an interim stay on the electoral bonds scheme and sought a response from the centre and the Election Commission within two weeks. For the latest news and more, follow HuffPost India on Twitter, Facebook, and subscribe to our newsletter. “The BJP received donations through electoral bonds worth Rs 1,450.89 crore, the Congress Rs 383.26 crore and TMC Rs 97.28 crore,” it said. This comes soon after the finance ministry announced sale of the 13th tranche of electoral bonds just in time for the Delhi elections. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury had said that the electoral bonds scheme is “distorting Indian democracy”.

Source: Huffington Post January 20, 2020 07:07 UTC