Electoral Bonds Case Hearing Live Updates: ‘SC has taken tough stand on SBI’s

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said that the people of India have the right to know who purchased the electoral bonds after the Supreme Court dismissed an application of the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time till June 30 to submit details of Electoral Bonds to the Election Commission of India. 

the Congress leader said, “The people of India need to know who purchased the electoral bonds, who are the beneficiaries and whether any quid pro quo was given by the government to those who contributed to them.”

Karti said that that the State Bank of India should not have filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking an extension of the deadline to submit electoral bond data.

“SBI should have never filed the application asking for an extension of time. It was really in bad form. I am glad that the Supreme Court threw out their application and has asked them to make full disclosure by tomorrow. They should not delay it. They need to make truthful disclosure by tomorrow,” Chidambaram said speaking to ANI on Monday.

On Supreme Court dismissing SBI’s plea for extension on electoral bonds case, Congress leader Pawan Khera says, as quoted by news agency ANI, “We welcome this historical judgement by the Supreme Court… The entire country is wondering why the BJP is afraid of letting details in the public domain. People have the right to know which company paid how much amount to which political party.”

On Supreme Court dismissing SBI’s plea for an extension on electoral bonds case, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury says, as quoted by news agency ANI, “We welcome the fact that Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of the SBI. This is in the interest of transparency of political funding in the country, particularly electoral funding…”

The Congress on Monday hailed the Supreme Court for dismissing the SBI’s plea seeking an extension of time to furnish details of electoral bonds. The party said the apex court has once again come to protect democracy from the “devious machinations” of the current regime.

Earlier in the day, a a five-judge Constitution bench of the top court dismissed the State Bank of India’s plea for time extension and directed it to furnish the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours on March 12.

Karnataka Youth Congress workers on Monday staged a protest led by Youth Congress working President Manjunath, in front of the SBI bank in Bengaluru over the Supreme Court order on Electoral Bonds. Protestors demanded to provide details of Electoral Bonds.

Supreme Court has dismissed an application of State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time till June 30 to submit details of Electoral Bonds to the Election Commission of India.

After Supreme Court dismissed SBI’s plea seeking extension in time to submit details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India, former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said, “SBI can submit the list in a day but they asked for six months. It creates doubt that on whom advice the SBI was asking for the extension. This electoral bond is a scam and it’ll be exposed someday”.

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on SC’s rejecting SBI plea on electoral bond deadline extension said, “SBI should have never filed an application asking for an extension in time. I am glad that the Supreme Court has thrown their application and asked them to make full…