Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) exploit tax exemptions and donation laws to funnel crores without electoral accountability, and must be barred from receiving any political funding.
Aaj ki bahas ka vishay hai: 'Registered Unrecognised Political Parties Ko Electoral Funding Se Pratibandhit Kiya Jana Chahiye' — yeh ek aisa sawaal hai jo hamare loktantra mein paisa aur paardarshhita ke beech ke nazuk santulan ko seedha chunauti deta hai. Main Counsel Aarav se nivedan karungi ki woh apna paksh rakhein aur is mahatvapurn motion par apni dalilon ki shuruwat karein.
My lord, main yeh sthapit karna chahta hoon ki registered unrecognised political parties ko electoral funding milna ek serious accountability gap hai — kyunki RPA 1951 ka Section 29C donation disclosure ka dayitva sirf un parties par dalta hai jo ya to recognised hain ya jinke contributions 20,000 rupaye se adhik hain, aur jab koi party in thresholds se bachti hai aur sath mein unrecognised bhi rahti hai, to public money ka koi transparent audit hi nahi hota. Ek aisi party jo na Election Commission ke samne jawab deti hai, na uski accounts ka koi sarthak oversight hota hai — usse electoral funding dena loktantra ki jadon mein zeher bharna hai. Isliye is motion ko sweekar kiya jana chahiye.
Ref: THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 · Section 29C
My Lord, main is motion ka poora vipaksh karti hoon — yeh blanket ban na sirf arbitrary hai, balki electoral democracy ki jadon ko hi hilata hai. Paksh ne funding ki transparency ki baat ki, lekin solution transparency hai, ban nahi; aur iske liye hum Income-Tax Act, 1961 ki Section 13A dekhein, jo ek registered political party ke liye — chahe unrecognised ho — books of account, audit aur Rs. 20,000 se upar ke har voluntary contribution ka record mandatorily require karti hai. Agar yeh compliance mechanism already enforce ho, toh ban ki zaroorat hi kyun padti hai — paksh ka core argument ground par hi toota hua hai.
Ref: THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 · Section 13A
My Lord, vipaksh kehta hai ki registered unrecognised parties bhi funding ki haqdar hain — lekin main seedha poochna chahta hoon: kaunsi accountability ke aadhaar par? RPA 1951 ka Section 29C saaf kehta hai ki har political party ko apne donations ka report Election Commission ke saamne submit karna ZAROORI hai, aur agar treasurer yeh report submit karne mein fail karta hai, to Income Tax Act ke tahat unka exemption status khatam hota hai — yani yeh parties pehle se hi transparency ke iss basic standard ko poora nahi karti. Toh My Lord, jo party is minimum compliance se bhaag rahi hai, use electoral funding ki chhoot dena ek constitutional anomaly hai jise is motion ke zariye seedha theek kiya ja sakta hai.
Ref: THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 · Section 29C
My lord, paksh ne jo argument diya hai — ki funding rok ke accountability aayegi — woh ek bhram hai, kyunki registration aur recognition do alag cheezein hain, aur in parties ko pehle se hi ECI ki oversight mein rakha gaya hai. Agar hum sirf funding band karke inhe khatam karne ki koshish karein, toh hum un lakho chhote, regional aur grassroots voices ko bhi khamosh kar denge jo ab tak apni baat rakhne ka prayas karti hain — yeh ek disproportionate aur anti-democratic kadam hoga. Main yahan koi specific authority cite nahi kar sakti, lekin principle yeh hai ki ban se pehle proportionality aur due process zaroori hai — sirf blanket prohibition democratic participation ka solution nahi ho sakta.
Ek taraf ka kehna hai ki registered unrecognised parties ko electoral funding milni chahiye kyunki yeh unka constitutional haq hai aur political participation ko band nahi kiya ja sakta — doosri taraf ka kehna hai ki bina accountability aur transparency ke aisi parties ko public ya regulated funding dena loktantra ke liye khatarnak hai. Meri balanced legal suggestion yeh hai ki ek comprehensive disclosure aur audit framework banaya jaye — funding par blanket ban lagate waqt participation ka haq bhi protect karna hoga, aur sath mein strict financial transparency norms lagaye jayein jo in parties par bhi equally apply hon. Citizens se nivedan hai ki aap is debate ko rate karein aur apni raay dein!