Will take final view on electoral bonds in next few days: CEC

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will take a final view in the next few days on whether all its worries on electoral bonds have been addressed, newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said today, days after the poll panel had flagged certain concerns over the Government’s move to issue such bonds to fund political parties.

He said the EC Secretariat is going through the Finance Ministry notification announcing the electoral bond scheme “threadbare” and would be ready with its report in the next two days.

“When the commission meets and decides as to what concerns have already been met and what are remaining, then our final view will emerge and we will respond to the scheme accordingly,” he said.

Today was Rawat’s first day in office as CEC.

Asked whether the EC will will raise the remaining concerns with the Government, he responded in the affirmative. “Sure, sure. Whatever is needed to be done will be done,” he said. (AGENCIES)

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