New Delhi, Aug 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed fines on eight political parties for failing to comply with the Apex court’s directions in relation to the disclosure of details of candidates with criminal backgrounds on their official websites as well as in newspapers and on social media in the Bihar Assembly Elections.
While six parties, BJP, Congress, Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), Janata Dal-United, CPI, and Lok Jan Shakti Party were fined Rs 1 lakh for partial non-compliance, two parties, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) were found to be in total non-compliance and were fined Rs. 5 lakh each.
