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NEW DELHI: Amid the political drama over the electoral bonds, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday called the electoral bonds an “experiment” and said that whenever a change is brought, questions are raised like with EVM.
Hosabale was on Sunday re-elected as the general secretary for the next three years. In a social media post on X, RSS stated, “The RSS Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) re-elected (2024-2027) Shri Dattatreya Hosabale ji for the post of Sarkaryavah. He has been discharging the responsibility of Sarkaryavah since 2021″.
Addressing a press conference on the last day of the ‘Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’ in Nagpur, Hosabale emphasised the need for scrutiny and evaluation of such systems, pointing out that the concept of electoral bonds is not entirely new and has been implemented before.
The Election Commission on Thursday released the electoral bonds data, with a number of billionaire tycoons and lesser-known entities being among the buyers.
From steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel, Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta, ITC, Mahindra and Mahindra, and a lesser-known Future Gaming and Hotel Services were among the prominent buyers of the now-scrapped electoral bonds for making political donations.
Asked about concerns being raised on the electoral bonds issue and claims that they were purchased to get favours, Hosabale said, “It has been done with checks and balances and it is not that electoral bonds have suddenly been introduced today, it (such scheme) was brought earlier also. Whenever a change is introduced, questions are raised. Questions were also raised when the EVMs (electronic voting machines) were introduced.”
“It is natural that questions will be raised by people when new things come up. But time will tell how beneficial and effective the new system is. Hence, the Sangh thinks it should be left for experiment,” Hosabale added.
The annual three-day ‘Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’ of the RSS began at the ‘Smriti Bhavan’ complex in Reshimbagh area of Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Friday.
(With inputs from Agency)
Hosabale was on Sunday re-elected as the general secretary for the next three years. In a social media post on X, RSS stated, “The RSS Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) re-elected (2024-2027) Shri Dattatreya Hosabale ji for the post of Sarkaryavah. He has been discharging the responsibility of Sarkaryavah since 2021″.
Addressing a press conference on the last day of the ‘Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’ in Nagpur, Hosabale emphasised the need for scrutiny and evaluation of such systems, pointing out that the concept of electoral bonds is not entirely new and has been implemented before.
The Election Commission on Thursday released the electoral bonds data, with a number of billionaire tycoons and lesser-known entities being among the buyers.
From steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel, Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta, ITC, Mahindra and Mahindra, and a lesser-known Future Gaming and Hotel Services were among the prominent buyers of the now-scrapped electoral bonds for making political donations.
Asked about concerns being raised on the electoral bonds issue and claims that they were purchased to get favours, Hosabale said, “It has been done with checks and balances and it is not that electoral bonds have suddenly been introduced today, it (such scheme) was brought earlier also. Whenever a change is introduced, questions are raised. Questions were also raised when the EVMs (electronic voting machines) were introduced.”
“It is natural that questions will be raised by people when new things come up. But time will tell how beneficial and effective the new system is. Hence, the Sangh thinks it should be left for experiment,” Hosabale added.
The annual three-day ‘Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’ of the RSS began at the ‘Smriti Bhavan’ complex in Reshimbagh area of Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Friday.
(With inputs from Agency)
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