Supreme Court Ruling and Opposition Arrests Draw Scrutiny of Campaign Finance
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Supreme Court declared electoral bonds unconstitutional, ordered disclosure of donors and recipients. This put spotlight on BJP's funding from companies under investigation.
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To deflect attention, Modi government arrested opposition leaders like Kejriwal and denied them bail, claimed arrests prove corruption.
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Modi rhetoric in speeches misleading - cites cash recoveries as proof when none actually made from arrested leaders. Seeks to portray opposition as corrupt.
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Supreme Court bail to Sanjay Singh punctured government's use of denial of bail as proof of guilt and corruption.
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Court needs to check if opposition leaders like Kejriwal arrested to prevent them from campaigning, order probe into BJP's electoral bonds funding.