Bringing Political Parties under RTI: Fostering inner-party democracy

ADR & Maharashtra Election Watch organised the 16th Annual National Conference on Electoral & Political Reforms on 15th and 16th July 2023. We hold this annual event in a different state capital every year. This time, we held it at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, Maharashtra.
Agenda of the event: bit.ly/47ajVTr
Day 1 Session 3: The session on "Bringing Political Parties under RTI: Fostering inner-party democracy" was organised on 15th July 2023. The focus areas of this session were:
- Institutional paralysis and Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018
- Judicial intervention and electoral bonds case
- Opposing parties continue to accept electoral bonds
Chairperson: Dr Vipul Mudgal (Trustee - ADR/NEW)
Panelists:
1. Mr TR Raghunandan (Consultant in Anti-corruption, Decentralised Public Wealth and Heritage Restoration; Director of Avantika Foundation)
2. Mr Venkatesh Nayak (Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI))
3. Prof Narayana A (Faculty-School of Policy & Governance, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru)
4. Mr Ruben Mascarenhas (National Joint Secretary & Campaign Secretary, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP); Working President of AAP Mumbai)
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