When Will India Achieve Political Transparency?

Elin Falguera, International IDEA programme officer for political parties said, “Information can be made public in many ways. For example in Bangladesh, reports that are submitted during an election period must be published online by the Electoral Commission. In Argentina, information needs to be made public on the website of the Judicial Power as well as parties themselves must inform the public through national newspapers and their websites where reports can be found. In India, reports are put up on the District Election Officer's notice board. Information is made public in all these cases, but the ease with which this information can be accessed and scrutinized by the electorate and media varies," reports TNN.

The study further said that in a developing country like India, candidates contesting for election are not restricted to receive unidentified donations whereas parties are not allowed. This shows a legal loophole in the given regulations as the donations can still be transacted via the candidate with less exposure. The limit of permitted anonymity in India is set at Rs 20,000.

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