Congress seeks SC probe against BJP over electoral bonds scheme, freezing of party accounts

PTI, Mar 15, 2024, 5:15 PM IST

The Congress on Friday demanded a high-level probe by the Supreme Court against the ruling BJP and freezing of its bank accounts for alleged corruption in the electoral bonds scheme, as it claimed the party got 50 per cent of the money received through these bonds.

The opposition party alleged that the electoral bonds data has exposed the “corrupt tactics” of the BJP such as “quid pro quo,” grant of “protection” to companies against donations, accepting “kickbacks,” and money laundering through shell companies.

A day after data pertaining to electoral bonds scheme was made public following Supreme Court directions, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at the BJP, saying, “PM Modi says ‘Na khaunga, na khane doonga’, but it seems that he only meant ‘Sirf BJP ko khilaunga’.” In a post on X, he said the data released by State Bank of India shows BJP got nearly 50 per cent of the total electoral bonds money, while the principal opposition party, Indian National Congress got only 11 per cent of the funds.