With no other recourse available, the Supreme Court is the only surviving arbiter on adjudicating the vires of electoral bonds. An illegal schemeThe scheme creates banking instruments for donation of funds to political parties facilitated by the SBI. Such an arrangement goes against best practices of electoral democracy and is repugnant to the freedom of speech and expression. The final arbiterThe CIC order effectively shuts the door on any RTI requests with regard to electoral bonds and any concomitant information. By suppressing knowledge of political financing, we are breaking the basic bonds of democracy holding the country together.

Source: The Hindu December 29, 2020 18:45 UTC