00:00 "Friends, the general election of the 28th Lok Sabha has been announced.
00:08 Every citizen of the country is eager to participate in this.
00:17 India is known for its democratic values and ideals.
00:30 For any democracy, an impartial election is essential.
00:41 It is also necessary that all political parties have equal levels of play.
00:55 Everyone should have equal resources.
01:02 It should not be the case that the ruling party has a monopoly on resources.
01:13 It should not be the case that the ruling party has a right over the media.
01:19 It should not be the case that the constitutional and judicial institutions of the ruling party, such as the IT, ED, Election Commission,
01:35 are directly or indirectly controlling their other autonomous bodies.
01:44 Unfortunately, the facts that have emerged in the last few days after the Supreme Court decision
01:53 about the electoral bond, the election donation bond, are very worrisome.
02:05 It is also shameful because it has damaged the image of our country.
02:15 Our country has created an image of an impartial election and a healthy democracy in the last 70 years.
02:30 The question mark has been raised on this.
02:36 I do not want to say how the BJP has taken money from the companies.
02:45 Because the Supreme Court is investigating the facts, we hope that the truth will be revealed to us very soon.
03:00 Finally, I appeal to the constitutional institutions of the country that if they want a free and fair election,
03:17 then let our party use bank accounts without any restrictions.
03:26 And the claim of income tax will be settled by the court's decision.
03:37 Political parties do not pay taxes.
03:41 The BJP has never paid income tax.
03:44 But this is only being applied in Congress.
03:50 No political party comes under the scope of income tax.
03:58 [Hindi]
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