Super happy to tell you all that the Global Investigative Journalism network has chosen Project Electoral Bond as its top pick of investigations from India this year.
GIJN says: *When the Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of India to divulge the records of the Electoral Bonds scheme, it unlocked a treasure trove of reporting on potentially unethical and illegal acts by the ruling government. In just a matter of days, three leading digital news organizations — Newslaundry, Scroll, and The News Minute — joined with independent journalists to create Project Electoral Bond, the first reporting consortium of its kind in India. This collaboration produced dozens of investigative stories exposing the unholy alliance between the government, the Election Commission, and big business houses of India.
This puzzle of electoral donations and underlying corruption could not have been exposed in such a short time without the round-the-clock work of some 31 reporters. Each of the investigative stories, which were jointly published on each of the three main sites, exposed the powerful reach of some of the biggest businesses on political parties in India.*
And for those who haven’t become a subscriber yet, I give you one more chance to do it now 😇.
https://t.co/0U5LR11lXM
The Congress should announce a reward of 15 lakhs to anyone who can download their manifesto and find any reference to
(a) the Muslim League
(b) snatching Mangal sutras
(c) taking away private wealth & giving to Muslims
(d) introducing Shariat Law afresh
It will be fun 😀
One of the most important issues was picked up by @dhruv_rathee.
Many of us on X have been repeatedly shouting how IT cell & Godi media, Many BJP Ministers including PM Modi have been selectively targeting Muslim community in the name of 'Love Jihad' by ignoring several similar reports when the accused is a Hindu or associated with the BJP party.
This is Dhruv Rathee's best video till date.
It is a direct attack on the core of the propaganda.
He makes a strong case against people who gain votes through anti-Muslim hate.
Please share it with as many people as you can. Rathee is on 🔥.
COVID Slump, Followed by a Big Year: Congress's #ElectoralBonds Journey
The top single firm donor for #Congress is Vedanta (Rs 125 crore), followed by Western UP Power Transmission Company Limited (Rs 110 crore) and M.K. Jalan's groups (Rs 69.35 crore).
https://t.co/mIfposC9bP
#IndiaTodayConclave24 | #KalliPurie all but admitted that the #IndiaToday Group is part of the noble tribe that have hopelessly devoted themselves to the cause of PM Modi and BJP; she just didn’t see it as troublesome.
✍️ @javashree
https://t.co/OHd9ldUdcn
#ElectoralBonds | Many companies that faced regulatory action in the past five years have all donated electoral bonds to the #BJP in some measure, data released by the #EC to comply with the orders of the Supreme Court show. @VigneshJourno reports.
https://t.co/bMmkcMbJIj
#PMModi के 'करीबी' #TorrentGroup ने खरीदे 185 करोड़ रुपये के #ElectoralBonds
पांच साल पहले, महाराष्ट्र के तत्कालीन मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस ने इस कंपनी को 285 करोड़ रुपये के संपत्ति कर का भुगतान करने से छूट दी थी.
पढ़िए @tweets_prateekg की ये रिपोर्ट.
https://t.co/SUbn3g8vLI
Imagine if the visitor’s pass had not been issued by BJP’s Pratap Simha but by opposition’s Danish Ali. Noida channels wouldn’t have just been squabbling over a canister then but would have also demanded the strictest action under terror laws against Danish Ali along with his expulsion from Parliament!
#BreakingBoundaries#Azaan
If 10 mins of Azaan causes noise pollution,
what about loud music, Bhajan in temples?
Gujarat High Court rejects PIL against Azaan
BBC team reporting from Gaza find dozens of neighbours & friends among the injured & dead in Al-Shifa Hospital. Exceptional reporting - at a huge personal cost - from @adnanelbursh@Rushdibbc & many others in Gaza.
The @UN must be allowed access to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians trapped & helpless in the Gaza Strip.
I appeal to the international community to mobilize immediate humanitarian support for this effort.
Information confirmed by a senior serving defence official reveals that the method used to arrive at the price for the #RafaleDeal was not in keeping with the Defence Procurement Procedure 2013.
@HartoshSinghBal in 2018:
https://t.co/Y5YMyJRcx7
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and affiliated groups were behind most hate speech events against Muslims during the first half of the year, according to a report https://t.co/Uk18LYCJMz