FIR Filed Against Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP Leaders Over ₹8,000 Crore Electoral Bonds Scheme

A Bengaluru court has ordered an investigation into allegations of extortion and criminal conspiracy involving the now-defunct electoral bonds scheme.

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP President JP Nadda, and other BJP officials have been named in the FIR.
• The FIR was registered following a court directive after initial complaints were ignored by local police.
• The allegations claim that corporate entities were coerced into purchasing electoral bonds worth over ₹8,000 crore.
• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called for Sitharaman's resignation in light of the allegations.
• The case has sparked a political controversy, with accusations of misuse of power and calls for accountability reaching the highest levels of government.

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