Following the Supreme Court order, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday uploaded the information about electoral bonds on its website. On Tuesday, SBI had given complete details of the case to ECI.
Following the Supreme Court order, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday uploaded the information about electoral bonds on its website. Earlier on Tuesday, State Bank of India (SBI) had handed over the data of electoral bonds to the election body.
The Election Commission said in a statement on Thursday, “In compliance with the orders of the Honorable Supreme Court dated 15 February and 11 March 2024, State Bank of India (SBI) has submitted the data related to electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on 12 March 2024.” Was assigned. Which the Election Commission has uploaded on its website today. The data received by SBI has been uploaded exactly.”
The information received by the Election Commission from SBI can be seen by clicking on this link.
Data made public by the Election Commission shows purchase of used electoral bonds in denominations of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1 crore since April 12, 2019. The information also reflects purchases made by both companies and individuals.
Supreme Court had given the order
The Supreme Court had rejected SBI’s argument regarding electoral bonds, in which the bank had sought time for this. On behalf of SBI, senior advocate Harish Salve told the court that after the order of the Supreme Court, SBI has banned the issuance of new electoral bonds, but the problem is that with the electoral bonds that have been issued, the entire process will have to be reversed. And it will take time. However, the top court had refused to accept the argument of SBI and ordered to give complete information to the Election Commission by Tuesday itself.
