Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Stepping up its attack on the Union government over the electoral bonds issue, the Congress on Thursday sought an inquiry by a joint parliamentary committee into these “opaque” donations, drawing a strong riposte from the BJP.
Hitting back at the Congress, the BJP said “the alliance of the defeated and the dejected corrupt politicians” do not want clean, tax-paid transparent money to fund elections.
The Congress also sought an early decision on the issue by the Supreme Court on the legality of these bonds.
Addressing a press conference here, Congress leader Manish Tewari said the party will continue to raise the issue in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha as it considers it to be a “threat to democracy”.
Countering the Congress, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal said: “Electoral bonds brought in honest money in electoral politics. People who are revolting against electoral bonds have grown used to black money and believe in its usage during elections.” On the Election Commission’s recommendation, the Narendra Modi government banned cash donations above Rs 2,000, he said.
