Sibal, Congress slam Sitharaman over remarks on bringing back electoral bonds after consultations

The Congress on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reported remarks that electoral bonds will be brought back after consultations and alleged that after looting Rs 4 lakh crore of public money, they want to "continue the loot."

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh launched a scathing attack on the BJP came after Sitharaman told the Hindustan Times that the saffron party intended to bring back electoral bonds in some form after consultations with all stakeholders if it is elected back to power after the 2024 general election.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has declared that if the BJP returns to power, they will bring back the Electoral Bonds that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional and illegal!" "We know that the BJP looted Rs. 4 lakh crore of public money in the #PayPM scam. Now they want to continue the loot," he alleged.