One of the most blatant flaws in the existing political system is the domination of money power over electoral contests. Capitalists finance the campaigns of their preferred parties; and the governments formed by such parties act in the interests of the capitalists, making a mockery of the claim that it is a rule of the people, by the people and for the people.
Continue readingResponding to a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause, a three judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde, declined to grant a stay on the electoral bonds scheme. The Court gave the Central Government and the Election Commission two weeks’ time to file a reply to the petitions.
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