Companies bribed political parties through electoral bonds to secure projects: Prashant Bhushan
Prashant Bhushan on Sunday alleged that companies used electoral bonds to bribe political parties to secure projects worth lakhs of crores of rupees. He said a petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking an independent probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the alleged nexus between political parties and companies for corruption through electoral bonds.
«The Rs 16,500 crore electoral bond donations that companies gave to political parties were merely bribes or kickbacks in exchange for which contracts or projects worth lakhs of crores were given to the companies in quid pro quo arrangements,» Bhushan alleged in a press conference here.
Bhushan and social activist Anjali Bhardwaj were in Ranchi as part of their awareness campaign regarding electoral bonds and bringing transparency in political funding. Bhushan said they have visited 11 states before Jharkhand.
«Of the Rs 16,500 crore electoral bonds, half went to the BJP and the rest to parties like the TMC and the Congress. However, parties that do not rule any state did not get any money,» he claimed.
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