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Let this sink in.

Rs 6,128 crore worth of political donations went to political parties and YOU will never know who gave them.

YOU will also never know WHY they were given and what the people who gave those are getting in return.

Our politicians are now richer by Rs 6,128 cr.
In case you don't know what Electoral Bonds are and how these shady instruments work, do watch this.

To give you a comparative figure, the total grant received by the Delhi Government from the Central Government this year was Rs 1,112 crore.

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Non-Hindi speaking frenz, here is a translation of @RoflGandhi_'s epic thread about the unknown #NoidaFilmCityExcavation.

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A Rohtak researcher, Prof Dahiya, who specialises in Lord Hanuman has discovered that when the Lord was carrying Sanjeevani back to Laxman, a tiny gem from his mace fell down on earth.

Thousands of years passed. One fine day, a poor man called Kriparam found the precious gem.
Within days Kriparam’s life transformed. He realised the mysterious powers of the gem when he became a rich rice trader. His wife, Bhama Devi suggested he construct a temple for the gem and so he did.

Eventually, a town grew around the temple.
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@Memeghnad
In case you're wondering how politicians use cooperative banks as their personal piggy banks, here's how it works.

#PMCbank thread 👇
Step 1: People known to politicians are appointed as directors. Can be a son/daughter/friend/peon/driver.

They're all just proxies so it doesn't matter whether they are educated or not. They don't even need to pay attention to the functioning of the bank.
Step 2: Entice hardworking people to deposit their money in this bank.

Pretty self-explanatory.
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@Memeghnad
People please. The economy is doing just fine. Don't exaggerate things and prove again and again that you don't love your country. Talk only about good things please.

Like how people can't afford biscuits so there is more space for chai consumption.

Pls love country.
And if you have nothing good to say about country then pls at least say bad things about the people who are against the country. Pls.

Bad things about bad people only. Pls hate anti India elements.
People please. GDP growth is 5%.

FIVE PER CENT.

That FIVE more than ZERO, ok?

Please don't abuse country by saying we aren't growing. We're fine. Tweet about how awesome everything is. Help make it 10% by saying only good things.

Do it for country pls.
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