Urban Mirror Correspondent
New Delhi, June 19: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today that a BJP-sponsored debate has ensued over simultaneous elections of the Parliament and legislative assemblies in the country. The reason being forwarded for this change in the model is that it will save time and expenses being incurred over frequent elections in the country. The LGP said electoral reform in the country is long overdue but more important than any other exercise is the complete ban on the political funding which has corrupted the whole political process in the country. But no party is ready to debate over it. Â
The spokesman of the party said that country-wide simultaneous poll would no doubt require huge infrastructure and a political consensus to arrive at an agreed date for the purpose which entails massive legal and administrative exercise. But for ban on corporate funding political honesty and transparency is required, the spokesman said, adding circulation of huge black money in the politics has completely destroyed the electoral system but political parties have maintained stoic silence. The spokesman said corporate funding has corrupted the whole election process and made it expensive, which required national debate. The spokesman said the system introduced through electoral bonds will not serve the purpose and stop inflow of black money in politics.
The spokesman said that there are large numbers of complaints against various political parties for amassing huge donations. The spokesperson said political parties have unfortunately become one of the major conduits of money laundering for which strict legal action is urgently required to clean the system.
The spokesperson said without political vendetta and prejudice the law enforcing agencies should undertake legal process against the parties which have resorted to this illegal practice. The spokesman said corporate houses have evolved dubious means for money laundering and tax evasion in which large number of political parties are also playing significant role. The spokesman said with flow of massive black money in politics, the NDA government’s claim of electoral reform and fighting corruption is absolutely meaningless. The spokesman said the LGP, dedicated to honesty and transparency in public life, has been fighting for the eradication of the use of huge money in politics without which the concept of good governance is far-fetched. (Courtesy image: Satish Acharya)
                                                            Â
