Stressing the need for transparency in political funding, the apex court said the anonymity of donors violates the Right to Information under Article 19(1)(a)
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme, calling it “unconstitutional”. The apex court said the anonymity of donors in electoral bonds violates the Right to Information under Article 19(1)(a). The top court ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to stop issuing new electoral bonds, and to furnish and submit to the Election Commission the details of all electoral bonds encashed by political parties.