After the apex court declared electoral bonds unconstitutional in February, activists are now demanding an independent investigation to further probe the matter, and have moved the Supreme Court in this regard.
Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared in the court on behalf of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), told mediapersons in Bengaluru that a special investigation team, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, should be formed to uncover the corruption. He further added that a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the same.
“Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, there is a presumption that if your file is pending with a particular government and thereafter you give some money to them without any consideration, then it will be presumed a kickback... But apart from that presumption, we still need to find out the people in the companies, political parties and government who were involved in this conspiracy, and also which agencies were involved,” said Mr. Bhushan.
