RTI to apply for political parties

The total 'donations' received by six major political parties in India between 2004-12 is Rs.4,895.96 cr out of which 'donor' details are submitted to IT and EC only for 8.9% of this amount. They are not disclosing the details for Rs.3,674.50 cr. Congress is not diclosing details for Rs.1,956 cr (82.5% of total collected), NCP for 91.58% and BJP for 73%. Why can't the PM aspirants RaGa and NaMo take the lead and clear the air on this?

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