Electoral bonds data: Congress takes ‘na khanga, na khane dunga’ dig at PM Modi, demands freezing of BJP accounts

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Congress got only 11 percent," the Congress President said. Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a special investigation into the donations made through electoral bonds and said that the account of the BJP must remain frozen till the completion of the probe. "Even our voter pattern (percentage) if you see we are nearly one-third and the rest of the people are two-third including BJP, but in donations, they got more than 50 percent.

How can they get this much money? How can the capitalist or other companies give such donations? So there are many dubious donors. Who are they? People who have donated, either they are involved in ED case, Income Tax or raised by these agencies," Mallikarjun Kharge said. "Ultimately the Government of India, particularly (Narendra) Modi and his party pressured these people to give more donations to their party.

Otherwise, this much of difference cannot be there. IT (Income-Tax department) was instructed to do this and nearly ₹300 crore is frozen. How can we go to the election? You are collecting crores of rupees through electoral bonds, while Congress got through donations from workers, MPs, and other small donors.

Our account is closed, their account is open. They got ₹6,000 crore, while others got very little," the Congress President added. While asserting that Congress doesn't have adequate funds ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the ruling BJP for freezing its money through the action from the Income Tax Department.

He said that Congress accumulated those funds during crowdfunding campaigns. "It was our party money that you the people gave as donations, they have frozen it and we don't have money to spend," the Congress President said in a press conference. Milestone