Donation to BJP from Dow Chemical illegal: Cong

Dow Chemical has acquired Union Carbide, the US-based company responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984. Devi said the Section 4 1 e of the Act mentions that any political party, registered with the ECI, cannot accept donations from a foreign company.

The party claimed that any political organisation couldn8217;t accept foreign donations without permission from the Indian Government.

Submitting newspaper clippings about the 2500 donation received by the party in 2006-07 along with its formal complaint, the Congress asked the Election Commission to initiate an inquiry and cancel the BJP8217;s symbol and registration.

An RTI applicant had found out in April that the BJP and Congress had taken donation from various organisations, including Dow Chemical.