The report submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) contains evidence of e-mail conversations that indicate direct transfer of $29,000 to Patha and AAP member Kapil Bhardwaj through Bhagwant Toor.
Sources revealed that during a separate AAP event in Toronto on November 22, 2015, which was attended by readers (Canadians), $15,000 was raised.
"Handwritten data sheets detailing donor information and donation amounts were sent to AAP Overseas India via email by AAP volunteers in Canada. However, the names of these donors were not reflected in the official records provided by AAP, which That, an ED source said, indicates that the identity of the real donors is being deliberately concealed.
Sources said further irregularities were found during another event in Toronto on January 30, 2016, where a total of $11,786 was claimed to have been collected."Of this amount, $3,821 was reported as expenses for organizing the event, while $7,955 was omitted. The remaining amount was used for passports of 11 AAP Canada volunteers," the ED source said. , who are citizens of India." Was transferred to IDBI Bank account of AAP India."
Despite this, donations were claimed by over 200 attendees, which contradicts AAP's claim that foreign donations were received only through their online portal or through cheques, agency sources alleged. ,
An ED source said, “The findings indicate that AAP is manipulating the records of donor identities and foreign funding in violation of the provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).,
"The ED's investigation based on emails exchanged between various AAP volunteers and office-bearers has highlighted significant discrepancies in the collection and reporting of foreign donations by AAP," according to the agency's report submitted to the Home Ministry.
These emails include emails between AAP Overseas India convenor Aniket Saxena and then AAP Overseas India convenor Kumar Vishwas, which revealed the direct involvement of Pathak and Bhardwaj in fund transfers.
The ED report emphasizes the ongoing violations and irregularities in the management of foreign donations by AAP and raises serious concerns about the party's adherence to FCRA norms and election laws.
Sources revealed that during a separate AAP event in Toronto on November 22, 2015, which was attended by readers (Canadians), $15,000 was raised.
"Handwritten data sheets detailing donor information and donation amounts were sent to AAP Overseas India via email by AAP volunteers in Canada. However, the names of these donors were not reflected in the official records provided by AAP, which That, an ED source said, indicates that the identity of the real donors is being deliberately concealed.
Sources said further irregularities were found during another event in Toronto on January 30, 2016, where a total of $11,786 was claimed to have been collected."Of this amount, $3,821 was reported as expenses for organizing the event, while $7,955 was omitted. The remaining amount was used for passports of 11 AAP Canada volunteers," the ED source said. , who are citizens of India." Was transferred to IDBI Bank account of AAP India."
Despite this, donations were claimed by over 200 attendees, which contradicts AAP's claim that foreign donations were received only through their online portal or through cheques, agency sources alleged. ,
An ED source said, “The findings indicate that AAP is manipulating the records of donor identities and foreign funding in violation of the provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).,
"The ED's investigation based on emails exchanged between various AAP volunteers and office-bearers has highlighted significant discrepancies in the collection and reporting of foreign donations by AAP," according to the agency's report submitted to the Home Ministry.
These emails include emails between AAP Overseas India convenor Aniket Saxena and then AAP Overseas India convenor Kumar Vishwas, which revealed the direct involvement of Pathak and Bhardwaj in fund transfers.
The ED report emphasizes the ongoing violations and irregularities in the management of foreign donations by AAP and raises serious concerns about the party's adherence to FCRA norms and election laws.
