Scam record · 2024 · Transparency
Electoral bonds data: SBI delay, then dump
After the Supreme Court struck bonds down, SBI sought months to compile donor data. Court pressure followed. Details then appeared fast. Citizens call that opacity theatre. Bank cites systems. The fight is public.
Anonymous party funding was already killed by the Court. The next fight was paperwork: who bought, who redeemed.
SBI asked for long timelines. Petitioners and commentators alleged foot-dragging. When contempt heat rose, data moved. Public dashboards then showed huge ruling-party share among others.
This entry sits beside the struck-down bonds entry. The scheme is dead. The trust wound from delayed sunlight is not.
What is proven here
Proof level: contested on motive for delay. Court orders and eventual disclosure are official. Quid-pro-quo between specific donors and specific favours remains case-by-case, not automatic.
Sources
- BBC: Supreme Court scraps electoral bonds (News + docs)
- Supreme Court follow-up directions on bond data (PDF) (Court)
- Trishola: electoral bonds struck down (Document)