Indian election parties hit by TV and funding clampdown

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Abhaya SRIVASTAVA | AFP

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Fri, 2019-04-12 11:25

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered parties to name anonymous donors behind tens of millions of dollars in funding as hostilities intensified in the country’s mega-election.
The order came ahead of the second round of voting and after the election watchdog called for a clampdown on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal television channel, saying it breached campaign rules.