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On last day, EC Chief Nasim Zaidi warns against anonymous electoral bonds political funding

Zaidi said such bonds would affect transparency when it came to funding parties

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Nasim Zaidi, who demitted office as the Chief Election Commissioner today, described his tenure at Nirvachan Sadan as "satisfying", saying he achieved a lot and initiated several electoral reforms.

"It was satisfying. I achieved a lot. We initiated several steps... It was really satisfying," he told PTI after a warm send off at his office.

Zaidi had assumed charge as the 20th chief election commissioner on April 19, 2015.

Before that he was an election commissioner since July 7, 2012.

Prior to joining the constitutional body, Zaidi, an IAS officer of 1976 batch, was the Civil Aviation Secretary.

Zaidi also raised concern over the finance ministry’s move to set reforms for political funding, saying such bonds would have a negative impact on efforts to bring about transparency in political funding.

His concerns came after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley notied that the current system of political funding, which has prevailed for over 70 years, does not bring any credit to the world's largest democracy, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been insisting on this reform and it will be taken as a "top priority" as there is "strong public support" for it.

Achal Kumar Joti, the senior-most commissioner after Zaidi, will take over as the next CEC tomorrow.

 

 

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