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71% of political donations from unknown sources, can't be traced

ADR demands political parties only accept donations through digital payments

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Archis Mohan New Delhi
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Tuesdayappealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill his promise of making political funding more transparent, as a means to strike at the root of black money.

It said the government’s push towards a digital and “less-cash” economy after demonetisation should be implemented by political parties, which would make it possible to know the source of each paisa received as donations by political parties.

The ADR, a non-governmental organisation, appealed to political parties to only accept digital payments. Its founding member, Jagdeep Chhokar, said demonetisation has had very little impact on the finances