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Holymoly this is shady!

Not only did the Modi govt legalize foreign funding to political parties and make it anonymous, they also lied through their teeth to the EC!

This is legalized corruption. Plain and simple.
huffingtonpost.in/entry/electora…
Here's the Hindi version of the report.

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Been screaming about this #ElectoralBonds biz since 2017. It's been two years and our lovely political parties have exploited this shady scheme to the fullest extent.

Time to wake up and smell the coffee.

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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.
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In case you're wondering how politicians use cooperative banks as their personal piggy banks, here's how it works.

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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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