PANAJI
Speaking at BJP office in Panaji, CM Parrikar said, "There is limitation to everything. There is another side to this. Small donation, no one will bother. Big donations, if they are linked to the source, there is every likelihood that the next government if it changes hands may target the company and the very noble idea of official donation will be driven under."
He said that such donations should be legal but insisted that these should be faceless in the interest of protecting the donor's identity. "It is like giving witness for a crime where there is likely to be a backlash. Giving donation to a political party can result in a backlash," Parrikar said.
The CM recalled that a scheme has been declared by the government where the interested donors can buy official bonds and give these to political parties as donations.
Meanwhile, speaking about the actions taken by the BJP-led government in regulating and controlling the flow of black money into the casino industry, Parrikar said that cash transactions in casinos are strictly under the central government and and not under the state government.
