Mr Venkatesh Nayak (Director -CHRI) on Rebuilding Transparency in Political Finance

Описание: Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) organised a Stakeholder Discussion on Electoral & Political Reforms: Issues, Challenges & Recommendations on 10th March 2026 at India International Centre, New Delhi.

Full video link:    • Session 2: Rebuilding Transparency in Poli...  

Session 2: Rebuilding Transparency in Political Finance Post-Electoral Bonds

Chair: Dr Ajit Ranade (Founder Member & Trustee - ADR & NEW)

Speakers:
1. Mr Manish Tewari (Member of the Lok Sabha, INC)
2. Dr Gumma Thanuja Rani (Member of the Lok Sabha, YSRCP)
3. Mr Saurabh Bhardwaj (President, AAP- Delhi Unit)
4. Dr Niranjan Sahoo (Senior Fellow, ORF)
5. Mr Venkatesh Nayak (Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative) [joined online]

Discussion cues of session 2 were:
i.) A comprehensive political parties’ law to regulate finances, internal democracy, and leadership accountability
ii.) Bring political parties under the ambit of the RTI Act
iii.) Compliance with limits on corporate donations and ensure a level-playing field
iv.) Enforceable expenditure limits for parties and candidates to prevent financial dominance and corruption
v.) Develop and enforce specific rules for online and third-party campaign spending.
vi.) Ensure public disclosure of all election-related seizures, including names of involved candidates or parties and the status of disposal of cases
vii.) Announcement of pre-poll freebies and welfare schemes
viii.) Public funding of elections

Help us sustain by achieving our goal amount! Donate here: ow.ly/rNuo50YzFA9