DMK affidavit to EC puts CPM, CPI in tight spot
Monday, 23 September 2019
Monday, 23 September 2019
CPM affidavit doesn’t mention DMK donation
The DMK’s Lok Sabha election expenditure affidavit submitted to the Election Commission has put its alliance partners CPI(M) and CPI in a tight spot.
As per the affidavit submitted on September 20, the DMK has given Rs 10 crore to CPI(M) and Rs 15 crore to CPI which were allotted two seats each in Tamil Nadu by the major alliance partner DMK. Interestingly, this Rs 10 crore donation from the DMK is not reflected in the CPI(M)’s affidavit to the Election Commission.
The CPI(M) had submitted the first expenditure affidavit on July 10 and on September 13 the party claimed that its total election expenditure across India is around Rs 7.2 crore in their last affidavit. The CPI has not yet submitted their affidavit to the Election Commission.
According to the DMK’s affidavit, it had given Rs 10 crore to the CPI(M) through bank transfer in three installments on April 5, 8 and 9. The DMK transferred Rs 15 crore to the CPI through bank in two installments on April 5 and 16. The DMK also gave Rs 15 crore to one of their regional alliance partners Kongu Nadu Democratic Party, which was allotted one seat in Lok Sabha elections from the DMK-led alliance.
It is interesting to note that the DMK’s self-declared total expenditure is Rs 79.26 crore including the above mentioned total Rs 40 crore donations to its alliance partners.
The CPI(M) in its expenditure affidavit showed around Rs 82 lakh as receipts from Coimbatore and Madurai constituencies, while the DMK’s affidavit claims they have given Rs 10 crore.
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