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Following the Supreme Court's February 2024 judgment striking down Electoral Bonds, the Election Commission has disclosed donor-recipient details on its website. This enhances which constitutional value?
- Executive discretion
- Voters' right to information
- Party autonomy
- Judicial supremacy
Answer: Voters' right to information
Electoral Bonds transparency impact: (a) ADR v. Union of India (February 2024): SC held anonymous political funding violates voters' right to information (implicit in Article 19(1)(a)), (b) ECI implementation: Disclosed all Electoral Bond details (donor name, amount, recipient party, date) on website as directed, (c) Constitutional value enhanced: (i) Transparency: Citizens can see who funds political parties, (ii) Accountability: Voters can make informed choices based on funding patterns, (iii) Democratic integrity: Reduces potential for quid pro quo corruption, (d) Ongoing debate: Threshold-based disclosure reforms to balance transparency with donor privacy for small contributions. Illustrates judicial protection of electoral integrity: transparency as foundation for informed democratic participation.