usaid voter turnout scandal

“Kickback Scheme… What Do I Care?” Trump On USAID As BJP Slams Congress

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New Delhi: Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism about $21 million in United States government funding for India – via global aid agency USAID in 2012 – for ‘voter turnout‘, calling it a “kickback scheme” and declaring, “What the hell do I care about it? We got enough problems (of our own).” The US … Read more

“In 2012 Ruling Party Was…”: Congress vs BJP In USAID ‘India Voter’ Row

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New Delhi: Reports the United States – via its global aid body, USAID – budgeted $21 million for “voter turnout in India” in 2012, as part of $486 million set aside for a “consortium for elections and political processes”, have led to a bitter spat, and the BJP and the Congress taking sharp jabs at … Read more