Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered am ar 28 Mawrth 2024.
Fabian Hamilton
Llafur, Leeds North East
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Indian counterpart on Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party's receipt of donations through the electoral bond scheme in the context of the Indian Supreme Court's ruling on that matter in February 2024.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
In February 2024, the relevant Supreme Court of India judgment included an order to publish electoral bond data. Since then, the data, provided by the State Bank of India (SBI), has been published by the Election Commission.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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