FinMin Dropped Plan to Discuss Electoral Bonds With Opposition After Meeting PM

'Though the Ministry of Finance had thought about sharing details of the electoral bond scheme with political parties and seeking the public’s comments on it, the idea was dropped after a presentation before the prime minister on August 21, 2017... RTI activist Bharadwaj says it is apparent that during the meeting with the prime minister, the decision to not consult political parties and not circulate the draft scheme to all national and state parties with a 15-day window to seek their comments was taken. Also, she said, the note clearly reveals that it was in this meeting that it was also decided that the scheme would not be opened to the public for comments by hosting it on the Ministry of Finance website...'