PIL to bring Poltical Parties under public scrutiny

A non-government organisation and an information activist today filed a joint plea in the Supreme Court for a directive declaring all national and regional parties "public authorities" so that their conduct, particularly sources of funds, could be brought under public scrutiny. In March this year, the CIC reiterated its 2013 order after the ADR and Agrawal complained that the parties were not complying with the directive. But the parties still refused to do so.