Bengaluru, March 15 (Reporter) Calling for accountability and transparency regarding electoral funding processes and suspicions about potential misuse of power in electoral finance, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Friday expressed concerns about discrepancies between the number of electoral bonds issued and the number listed on the State Bank of India's website. Maken alleged that there are missing details for thousands of bonds, suggesting a lack of transparency. "Yesterday, when the list came, it totaled 22,217 bonds issued since 2018, but on the website, there were only 18,871 bonds. The details of 3,346 bonds are not available on the website; SBI has not provided them," he told reporters here. Additionally, he implied a connection between the bonds and companies facing investigations by the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED), insinuating that these companies may have been pressured by the BJP to purchase bonds. "Who are the people the Modi government is trying to shield? There should be an investigation. The investigation should link the IT and ED raids to these bonds. Most of the companies that donated through electoral bonds have either been raided by the IT or ED; they purchased bonds under pressure from the BJP," he said, Therefore, Maken demanded two-pronged demands in response to these concerns. He said there should be an inquiry by the Supreme Court to investigate the discrepancies and alleged links between electoral bonds and companies facing IT and ED raids. He also demanded immediate freezing of the BJP's accounts, presumably pending the outcome of the investigation...////...