In a letter to Justice (retd.) MB Shah, Chairman of the SIT on black
money, Jagdeep Chhokar, founder-trustee of the ADR, said that SIT's work
cannot be completed unless attention is paid to the possible use of
unaccounted money in the electoral and political process.
Following the letter, the ADR submitted a memorandum to the SIT calling for a ceiling on election expenditure of political parties, bringing them under the Right to Information Act and disclosure of sources of income of candidates contesting elections.
"The availability of disproportionately large resources of unaccounted money with the political parties during elections might lend itself to misuse by the parties which belies the ideal of free and fair elections in a democratic setup like India. Thus a ceiling should be imposed on election expenditure of political parties," it said.
Following the letter, the ADR submitted a memorandum to the SIT calling for a ceiling on election expenditure of political parties, bringing them under the Right to Information Act and disclosure of sources of income of candidates contesting elections.
"The availability of disproportionately large resources of unaccounted money with the political parties during elections might lend itself to misuse by the parties which belies the ideal of free and fair elections in a democratic setup like India. Thus a ceiling should be imposed on election expenditure of political parties," it said.
Source: Hindi News and Newspaper
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