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  • PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi faceoff over lectoral bonds
  • Modi claims attempt to stop black money in polls
  • Rahul Gandhi calls poll bonds an 'extortion scheme'

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'Transparency' or 'extortion'? PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi faceoff over electoral bonds

PM Modi claims electoral bonds attempt to stop black money in polls, Rahul Gandhi calls it an 'extortion scheme'.

'Transparency' or 'extortion'? PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi faceoff over electoral bonds

Speaking at a rally in Kerala's Kokhikode, Rahul Gandhi ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's argument that electoral bonds were meant to bring in transparency into politics.

"I wanted to try to free elections from the clutches of black money, bring in transparency," PM Modi said, in an interview to ANI.

Rahul Gandhi cited the Supreme Court verdict that held the election funding scheme illegal, and accused the BJP of using the scheme for 'extortion' of companies.

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