Recently, the party that is currently in power in Jharkhand is called the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. This party recently made the decision to make public the fact that it received a donation of Rs 1 crore in the form of an electoral bond from the company Hindalco, which is in the business of manufacturing aluminum. In recent years, electoral bonds have gained a reputation as a viable alternative to monetary contributions made to political campaigns. However, political parties are not required to reveal the names of the individuals or organizations that contribute to their campaigns. Recently, in a move that took many people by surprise, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the party that is currently in power in the Indian state of Jharkhand, decided to make public the fact that it had received a donation of one crore rupees from the aluminum manufacturing company Hindalco in the form of an electoral bond. This donation was made by Hindalco.
Following the completion of this task, the wheel has gone through its full cycle of revolutions
- The JMM was the organization that was accused of accepting bribes in 1993 in order to save the government of PNarasimha RaoThis was due to the fact that the JMM held this positionThis is just one example of the many apparent contradictions that exist within the political system of India
The notorious JMM case, which dragged on for years, resulted in repercussions that were felt in a wide variety of contexts
1. As part of this scheme, the former prime minister, P V Narasimha Rao, had paid bribes to JMM and other MPs in order to piece together a majority in the legislature
2. The results of the elections that took place in 1991 produced a Parliament that was split down the middle, with the Congress party emerging as the winner in terms of the number of votes received
3. Narasimha Rao, who had received support from regional parties, was ultimately successful in forming the subsequent government
Until 1993, he was doing an outstanding job of managing the minority government that he headed, and he continued to do so until that year. Midway through 1993, the allure of acquiring a majority became irresistible, and Congress recruited experts in realpolitik to devise a strategy to defeat the Janata Dal, which was led by Ajit Singh, as well as the Janata Marxist Movement. This strategy was developed in order to acquire a majority. The JMM scandal caused Narasimha Rao to lose his position as the lawfully elected leader of the country.
When Rao was in charge of a government that had a majority, his friends told him that he did a better job of managing support from regional chieftains and even the leaders of the Left when he was in charge of a ministry that represented a minority as opposed to when he was in charge of a government that had a majority. Rao's friends told him this. But the destruction of the Babri Masjid in December 1992 had rocked him to his very core, and more of his colleagues within the Congress, such as Arjun Singh, were ready to cut him than opposition leaders were ready to do so.
PILs have been submitted against multiple individuals, including Rao and JMM MPs, as part of an ongoing investigation. The trial court reached a verdict of guilty on both Narasimha Rao and Buta Singh, and each of them was given a sentence of three years of solitary confinement. The High Court in Delhi released them without any conditions or restrictions in the year 2002. The Central Bureau of Investigation did not pursue an appeal against Rao's acquittal, despite the fact that there was pressure from within the BJP to take action against him. This pressure was led by L K Advani, who was charged with Hawala. However, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was serving as prime minister at the time, respected Rao and decided against filing an appeal because of this respect.
The JMM Members of Parliament were also significantly impacted by the case in a significant way. They got themselves caught up in a scenario that they believed would be straightforward, but aluminum circles ended up being anything but that. They had the wrong idea about how straightforward it would be. After that, they cheerily made their way to the Nauroji Nagar branch of the Punjab National Bank in Delhi in order to make a deposit of the money that had been given to them into their individual bank accounts.
Later on, one of the four JMM MPs who had voted to save Rao, Shailendra Mahto, disobeyed the orders of his three other colleagues, Shibu Soren, Suraj Mandal, and Simon Marandi, and went against the party line. Shailendra Mahto was the only one of the four JMM MPs who voted to save Rao. As was stated in the prior sentence, he acknowledged that the Congress had provided them with financial assistance. His viewpoint had been changed thanks to the efforts of the BJP.
The information that Buta Singh had brought all four of them to meet with Rao two days before the motion of confidence was revealed by Mahto. And Rao had put their minds at ease by assuring them that he would investigate all of the issues pertaining to the Jharkhand Council that were causing them to be concerned. He urged them to support him in the election because he was the best candidate.
The judge ruled that the members of parliament lacked legal liability and could not be prosecuted. The court came to the conclusion that they were exempt from further legal action under the Prevention of Corruption Act due to the fact that they were members of parliament and, as such, public servants. This author remembers that some JMM members climbed up on a table in the Central Hall of Parliament and held forth, much to the embarrassment of those who were present at the time. This caused a great deal of laughter among those who were there. Because this incident took place not long after the vote of no confidence, there was a reasonable suspicion that they were high at the time.
They eventually admitted before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal that they were in fact in possession of the cash that was in question. They explained that the money was not meant as a bribe, but rather was money that had been voluntarily given to them by Congress for the welfare of their party and their state. This was done for the purpose of promoting economic growth in their state and in their party. They voted to keep the Rao government in power because they believed it was in the best interest of the country.