An investigation by The Quint has revealed that the much-hailed electoral bonds, which were to have ushered in an era of taint-free financing for political parties, carry a secret number “visible on the right top corner of the original document showing fluorescence when examined under Ultra Violet (UV) Light.” The saga of electoral bonds started with the Budget […]
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Debate on ADR’s PIL to bring Political Parties under RTI
राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक दलों को RTI के दायरे में लाने के मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने केंद्र सरकार, चुनाव आयोग और 6 राष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक दलों को नोटिस देकर 6 हफ्तों में जवाब मांगा है। इन पार्टियों में बीजेपी, कांग्रेस, एनसीपी, बीसपी, सीपीआई और सीपीएम शामिल हैं। एडीआर ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में याचिका दाखिल की थी। वकील […]
Sarokaar – NGOs and Government: Intentions & Actions
The government recently revoked the licenses of 4470 NGOs. These NGOs were charged with violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Many prestigious institutes fall under the ambit of this order including University of Delhi, JNU, Punjab University among others. Last year also, the government revoked the licenses of 8,975 NGOs and till now […]
RTI Act: ADR To Move Court Against 6 Parties
NEW DELHI, MARCH 18: The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-profit, plans to file a petition against six national political parties for non-compliance and contempt of the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order dated June 3, 2013. The six parties are the Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI and CPI(M). In its order, the CIC had […]
Interview: How To Do Away With Corporate Funding
A crucial point that came up during the investigations into the corporate espionage scam was that several corporates had made huge political donations to political parties so that they could lobby. It has been found during the investigations that corporates had lobbied with politicians to ensure posting of their favoured bureaucrats in some ministries so […]
नतीजों का निष्कर्ष निकालना जल्दबाज़ी
इसे स्वच्छ राजनीती की शुरुआत माना जाए या नहीं, यह इस पर निर्भर करेगा की पांच सालों में सत्ताधारी दल का प्रदर्शन कैसा रहेगा? यदि वह लोगों की अपेक्षाओं पर खरे उतरते हैं तो इसे स्वच्छ राजनीति का आरंभ माना जा सकता है. अंग्रेजी रूपांतरण: Too hasty to interpret the results of the election Jagdeep […]
बहुत बड़ा है चुनावी चंदे का खेल
देश की तकरीबन सभी राजनीतिक पार्टियाँ चुनावी चंदे के कार-व्यापार को पारदर्शी बनाने का हर मुमकिन विरोध करती रही हैं.
ADR Opinion Poll – Government Funding To Political Parties
This is ADR’s initiative to know a citizen’s view on the issue of Government funding to political parties.
Political Parties Get It All Wrong On Right To Information
The very folks who gave us RTI Act are screaming blue murder as political parties are brought under the transparency regime. Their apprehensions are misplaced and arguments misinformed. June 3, 2013 turned out to be very similar to July 8, 2002. How and why? On June 3, 2013, the central information commission (CIC) announced a […]
What Lies Behind Over A Thousand Political Parties Remaining Registered With ECI Despite Not Contesting Elections?
A Case Study A total of 1698 political parties are registered with the Election Commission of India, out of which only 464 parties contested the Lok Sabha 2014 elections. So, the important question is ‘why are there so many parties registered with the ECI when three-fourth of them do not even participate in elections, the […]