Poll bonds
The corruption among the Opposition parties has almost lost its shock value, thanks to the persistent efforts by investigative agencies and the media in the past decade. In contrast, the ruling party has maintained a clean and corruption-free image almost throughout its tenure. This situation is likely to change with the arrival of the much-awaited “electoral bonds data”. As the top recipient of funds (Page 1, “Poll bonds: 22 firms donated over ₹100 cr., BJP got highest share”, March 15) and the inventor of this innovative ‘scheme’, the BJP cannot get away from its responsibility of offering a rational explanation for how and why it got so much. The media must be unbiased so that voters can make an informed choice.
A. Venkatasubramanian,
