95 per cent donations through electoral bonds go to BJP, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan CM Gehlot also accused BJP of being a ‘fascist’ force. Pic/PTI

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party is getting 95 per cent of the total donations made through electoral bonds as donors are not providing funds to other parties out of fear. Addressing a press conference in Surat as part of the Congress's campaign for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls, the senior party leader accused the BJP of even "threatening" corporates, who wish to donate to Congress and other political parties.

"Following the introduction of electoral bonds, 95 per cent of the total donations are going to BJP. Donors are not giving to other parties out of fear. BJP has introduced a model wherein money collected through donations is being used to change state governments, like they did in Maharashtra and Karnataka," he claimed, adding, "If donation is given to other parties, the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Department will come knocking on the doors of the donors. In our democracy, even donations are going to one party only. They have amassed crores of rupees, which they use to build five-star party offices across the country."

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Accusing the ruling BJP of being a "fascist" force, Gehlot said, "Gujarat is the land of Mahatma Gandhi. But there is an atmosphere of violence and unrest here. The situation is dangerous for democracy. Time has come to change this regime and Congress is ready to form the next government."

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