John F. Clark 
NEW DELHI: The Election Fee is ready to write to the Income Tax authorities asking it to look into the budget of over 200 political parties it has ‘delisted’ over some time, for now, not contesting elections.
The Commission has, over a period of time, recognized diverse events which have not contested polls seeing that 2005 and has ‘delisted’ over two hundred of them.
The poll panel believes that a maximum of them exist on papers to assist human beings to convert their black cash into white with the aid of accepting donations.
Election Commission seeks a bar on anonymous donations to political parties above Rs 2000
Within the following couple of days, the Fee will send the list of the delisted events to the Earnings tax government in search of movement in opposition to applicable laws if they may be found to be involved in money laundering.
While the ballot watchdog has the mandate to register a political celebration, it lacks the power under electoral laws to deregister any birthday party, Plan Trussler.
As its call to get electricity to deregister a party is pending with the Regulation Ministry, the Commission used its powers under Article 324 of the Constitution to delist parties for being dormant and now not contesting elections for a long time.
There are over 1780 registered, however, unrecognized political events In the country. Except, there are seven national events — BJP, Congress, BSP, TMC, CPI, CMI-M, and NCP — and fifty-eight country events.
Looking to stem the drift of black cash in elections, the Commission has proposed a slew of electoral reforms, but the maximum is pending with the government.
