Discussion on Effects of Demonetisation on Political Financing & Black Money

‘Sources of Income of National and Regional Parties:

22.01.2017 14:44:11 - Discussion: Effects of Demonetisation on Political Financing & Black Money

Date & Venue: 24th January, 2017; India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi

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Discussion: Effects of Demonetisation on Political Financing & Black Money

Date & Venue: 24th January, 2017; India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi

Registration

10:00 – 10:30: Registration – (Lecture Room I)

Session 1: Finances of Political Parties and Demonetisation

10:30 – 12:15

Chair person Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd) – Head, ADR

Recommendations of the ECI and

Law Commission on Political

Reforms

Prof Trilochan Sastry (Founder-Trustee: ADR/ NEW),

Mr HS Brahma (Former CEC), Prof (Dr.) Moolchand Sharma (Former

member, Law Commission of India)

Legal recourse to usher in

transparency in party finances

Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder-Trustee: ADR/ NEW), Justice GC

Bharuka (ex-CJ of Karnataka HC), Dr Jeet Singh Mann (Associate Prof

of Law, NLU –Delhi)

RTI and Tax exemption for Political

Parties

Dr Vipul Mudgal (Director: Common Cause, Trustee: ADR/NEW), Prof

Sudarsan Padmanabhan (Trustee-ADR/NEW), Prof Arun Kumar

(Former Professor, JNU)

Questions

Session 2: Proliferation of Political Parties

12:30 – 14:15

Chair person Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd) – Head, ADR

De-listing of political parties: Effect

on black money

Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder-Trustee: ADR/ NEW), Prof Sanjay

Kumar (Director – CSDS), Mr Shahid Khan (Former Member, CBDT)

State/ Public Funding of Political

Parties

Dr SY Quraishi (Former CEC), Mr. Siddharth Varadarajan (Founding

Editor: The Wire), Mr Satya Prakash (Legal Editor – Tribune)

Anonymous donations and party

proliferation

Dr Ajit Ranade (Founder-Trustee: ADR/ NEW), Mr Maneesh Chhibber

(Bureau Chief: Indian Express), Mr Dilip Pandey (Spokesperson, AAP)

Questions

Lunch

14:15 – 15:00: Lunch

Press Conference – (Lecture Room I)

15:00 – 16:00

Panel Members

Prof Jagdeep Chhokar, Prof Trilochan Sastry, Dr Ajit Ranade,

Dr Vipul Mudgal, Prof Sudarsan Padmanabhan, Mr Jaskirat Singh,

Dr Kiran Chhokar, Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd)

Report to be released

Sources of income of National and Regional Political Parties

– FY 2004-05 to 2014-15 (11 years)

Press Release: Issues discussed during the Round Table

Discussion Interactive session with the media

RSVP: Aparna Lall – M: +91- 99584 05338 E: adr@adrindia.org

Regards,

Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.)

Head – NEW/ADR,

011 4165 4200,

+91 88264 79910

anilverma@adrindia.org

Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar

IIM Ahmedabad (Retd.)

Founder Member & Trustee – NEW/ADR,

+91 99996 20944

jchhokar@gmail.com

Prof. Trilochan Sastry

IIM Bangalore

Founder Member & Trustee NEW/ADR,

+91 94483 53285

trilochans@iimb.ernet.in

RSVP: Ms Aparna Lall, adr@adrindia.org, +91 9958405338

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